Triple
T3838338
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Chinese Nationalist reoccupation of Shanghai |
E93389
|
entity |
| Predicate | historicalRegion |
P915
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Republican-era Shanghai
Republican-era Shanghai was the dynamic, semi-colonial Chinese metropolis of the early 20th century, marked by rapid modernization, foreign concessions, and a vibrant cosmopolitan culture under the Republic of China.
|
E371404
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Republican-era Shanghai | Statement: [Chinese Nationalist reoccupation of Shanghai, historicalRegion, Republican-era Shanghai]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Republican-era Shanghai Context triple: [Chinese Nationalist reoccupation of Shanghai, historicalRegion, Republican-era Shanghai]
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A.
Shanghai International Settlement
The Shanghai International Settlement was a foreign-controlled enclave in Shanghai that operated from the mid-19th century until World War II, serving as a major hub of international trade, finance, and expatriate life in China.
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B.
Nanjing decade
The Nanjing decade was a period from 1927 to 1937 when Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government consolidated power and pursued modernization from its capital in Nanjing before the full outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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C.
Republican era of China
The Republican era of China (1912–1949) was the period between the fall of the Qing dynasty and the establishment of the People’s Republic, marked by warlordism, nationalist-communist struggles, and efforts at modernization and state-building.
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D.
University District of Shanghai
The University District of Shanghai is a nickname for Yangpu District, an area known for its high concentration of major universities and academic institutions.
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E.
Chinese Nationalist reoccupation of Shanghai
The Chinese Nationalist reoccupation of Shanghai was the post–World War II return of Kuomintang government forces to reclaim and administer Shanghai after the end of Japanese control.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Republican-era Shanghai Triple: [Chinese Nationalist reoccupation of Shanghai, historicalRegion, Republican-era Shanghai]
Generated description
Republican-era Shanghai was the dynamic, semi-colonial Chinese metropolis of the early 20th century, marked by rapid modernization, foreign concessions, and a vibrant cosmopolitan culture under the Republic of China.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Republican-era Shanghai Target entity description: Republican-era Shanghai was the dynamic, semi-colonial Chinese metropolis of the early 20th century, marked by rapid modernization, foreign concessions, and a vibrant cosmopolitan culture under the Republic of China.
-
A.
Shanghai International Settlement
chosen
The Shanghai International Settlement was a foreign-controlled enclave in Shanghai that operated from the mid-19th century until World War II, serving as a major hub of international trade, finance, and expatriate life in China.
-
B.
Nanjing decade
The Nanjing decade was a period from 1927 to 1937 when Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government consolidated power and pursued modernization from its capital in Nanjing before the full outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
-
C.
Republican era of China
The Republican era of China (1912–1949) was the period between the fall of the Qing dynasty and the establishment of the People’s Republic, marked by warlordism, nationalist-communist struggles, and efforts at modernization and state-building.
-
D.
University District of Shanghai
The University District of Shanghai is a nickname for Yangpu District, an area known for its high concentration of major universities and academic institutions.
-
E.
Chinese Nationalist reoccupation of Shanghai
The Chinese Nationalist reoccupation of Shanghai was the post–World War II return of Kuomintang government forces to reclaim and administer Shanghai after the end of Japanese control.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69aed96ce578819084ab16e3439976c9 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeeb9d11f081909fc51e84657ec7f1 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5040835dc81909ecf5053128f1cc7 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:45 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b507cfee048190a41ad30f4ceaf6c8 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:01 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b50857e9ec8190bb03f13c4573b779 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:18 p.m.