Triple

T4256710
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Northern Qi dynasty E95991 entity
Predicate followedBy P78 FINISHED
Object Northern Zhou
Northern Zhou was a Xianbei-led Chinese dynasty of the Northern and Southern Dynasties period that unified much of northern China before being succeeded by the Sui.
E426969 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: Northern Zhou | Statement: [Northern Qi dynasty, followedBy, Northern Zhou]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northern Zhou
Context triple: [Northern Qi dynasty, followedBy, Northern Zhou]
  • A. Northern Qi dynasty
    The Northern Qi dynasty was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty (550–577 CE) that ruled northern China and is noted for its military fortifications, cultural developments, and political fragmentation during the Northern and Southern dynasties period.
  • B. Northern Wei dynasty
    The Northern Wei dynasty was a powerful Xianbei-led imperial dynasty (386–534 CE) that unified northern China, promoted Buddhism, and significantly shaped early medieval Chinese politics and culture.
  • C. Sui dynasty
    The Sui dynasty was a short-lived but pivotal Chinese imperial dynasty (581–618 CE) that reunified China after centuries of division and laid the foundations for the subsequent Tang dynasty through major administrative and infrastructural reforms.
  • D. Jin dynasty
    The Jin dynasty was a Jurchen-led imperial dynasty that ruled northern China from the early 12th to the early 13th century, known for its military strength, conflicts with the Song and Mongol empires, and significant architectural and cultural developments.
  • E. Later Zhou
    Later Zhou was a short-lived Chinese dynasty of the Five Dynasties period that briefly unified much of northern China in the mid-10th century before being succeeded by the Song dynasty.
  • 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: Northern Zhou
Triple: [Northern Qi dynasty, followedBy, Northern Zhou]
Generated description
Northern Zhou was a Xianbei-led Chinese dynasty of the Northern and Southern Dynasties period that unified much of northern China before being succeeded by the Sui.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northern Zhou
Target entity description: Northern Zhou was a Xianbei-led Chinese dynasty of the Northern and Southern Dynasties period that unified much of northern China before being succeeded by the Sui.
  • A. Northern Qi dynasty
    The Northern Qi dynasty was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty (550–577 CE) that ruled northern China and is noted for its military fortifications, cultural developments, and political fragmentation during the Northern and Southern dynasties period.
  • B. Northern Wei dynasty
    The Northern Wei dynasty was a powerful Xianbei-led imperial dynasty (386–534 CE) that unified northern China, promoted Buddhism, and significantly shaped early medieval Chinese politics and culture.
  • C. Sui dynasty
    The Sui dynasty was a short-lived but pivotal Chinese imperial dynasty (581–618 CE) that reunified China after centuries of division and laid the foundations for the subsequent Tang dynasty through major administrative and infrastructural reforms.
  • D. Jin dynasty
    The Jin dynasty was a Jurchen-led imperial dynasty that ruled northern China from the early 12th to the early 13th century, known for its military strength, conflicts with the Song and Mongol empires, and significant architectural and cultural developments.
  • E. Later Zhou
    Later Zhou was a short-lived Chinese dynasty of the Five Dynasties period that briefly unified much of northern China in the mid-10th century before being succeeded by the Song dynasty.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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_69b3454095ac81909c2494f7ff294af1 completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b34ec321008190b2cc1aca6ab690c4 completed March 12, 2026, 11:39 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5b78422a88190a67921ee38638ac8 completed March 14, 2026, 7:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5bb4d7b8c8190910525c855c83b83 completed March 14, 2026, 7:47 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5bbba644881908f2f3be9dda7042b completed March 14, 2026, 7:49 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:06 p.m.