Triple

T45421
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alaska E890 entity
Predicate purchaseName P744 FINISHED
Object Alaska Purchase
The Alaska Purchase was the 1867 transaction in which the United States bought the Alaska territory from the Russian Empire, significantly expanding U.S. land holdings in North America.
E2450 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Alaska Purchase | Statement: [Alaska, purchaseName, Alaska Purchase]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alaska Purchase
Context triple: [Alaska, purchaseName, Alaska Purchase]
  • A. Treaty of Paris (1898)
    The Treaty of Paris (1898) was the agreement that ended the Spanish–American War, resulting in Spain ceding territories including Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States and marking a major expansion of U.S. influence overseas.
  • B. Alaska
    Alaska is the largest and one of the most sparsely populated U.S. states, known for its vast wilderness, Arctic and sub-Arctic climate, abundant natural resources, and rich Indigenous cultures.
  • C. Spanish–American War
    The Spanish–American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that marked the emergence of the U.S. as a global power and led to American control over former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and Pacific.
  • D. Residence Act
    The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
  • E. Burning of Washington
    The Burning of Washington was a British attack during the War of 1812 in which invading forces captured and set fire to multiple U.S. government buildings in the capital, including the presidential mansion.
  • 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: Alaska Purchase
Triple: [Alaska, purchaseName, Alaska Purchase]
Generated description
The Alaska Purchase was the 1867 transaction in which the United States bought the Alaska territory from the Russian Empire, significantly expanding U.S. land holdings in North America.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alaska Purchase
Target entity description: The Alaska Purchase was the 1867 transaction in which the United States bought the Alaska territory from the Russian Empire, significantly expanding U.S. land holdings in North America.
  • A. Treaty of Paris (1898)
    The Treaty of Paris (1898) was the agreement that ended the Spanish–American War, resulting in Spain ceding territories including Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States and marking a major expansion of U.S. influence overseas.
  • B. Alaska
    Alaska is the largest and one of the most sparsely populated U.S. states, known for its vast wilderness, Arctic and sub-Arctic climate, abundant natural resources, and rich Indigenous cultures.
  • C. Russia Far East
    The Russia Far East is a vast, sparsely populated region of eastern Russia known for its rugged terrain, rich natural resources, and high seismic and volcanic activity.
  • D. Spanish–American War
    The Spanish–American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that marked the emergence of the U.S. as a global power and led to American control over former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and Pacific.
  • E. Residence Act
    The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: purchaseName
Context triple: [Alaska, purchaseName, Alaska Purchase]
  • A. nameOf chosen
    Indicates that one entity is the name or designation of another entity.
  • B. produces
    Indicates that one entity creates, generates, or yields another entity as a result or output.
  • C. orderType
    Indicates the specific category or classification of an order, such as its purpose, channel, or processing method.
  • D. order
    Indicates that one entity requests, arranges, or directs that another entity provide a good, service, or action, typically in a specified sequence or priority.
  • E. promotes
    Indicates that one entity actively supports, advances, or encourages the growth, adoption, or success of another entity or outcome.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a247a8f6c08190bac804906d62ed5a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a24ba7016481909d595402712db6e2 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:57 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a24e659ac48190a11b70a85867d784 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:09 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a24efe21148190849accf51a2632f0 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:12 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a24fcbeee4819087186dada7466dfe completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:15 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a24abbd32c81908cec461d9097662e completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:54 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 a.m.