Triple

T4551100
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ptolemy VI Philometor E110164 entity
Predicate conflict P12 FINISHED
Object Sixth Syrian War E108551 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Sixth Syrian War | Statement: [Ptolemy VI Philometor, conflict, Sixth Syrian War]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sixth Syrian War
Context triple: [Ptolemy VI Philometor, conflict, Sixth Syrian War]
  • A. Sixth Syrian War chosen
    The Sixth Syrian War was a 2nd-century BCE conflict in which the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes invaded and temporarily occupied much of Ptolemaic Egypt, prompting Roman intervention that forced his withdrawal.
  • B. Fifth Syrian War
    The Fifth Syrian War was a 3rd-century BC conflict between the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and the Seleucid Empire, notable for Antiochus III’s major territorial gains in Coele-Syria.
  • C. Seventh Syrian War
    The Seventh Syrian War was the final major conflict between the Ptolemaic and Seleucid kingdoms in the 2nd century BCE, marking the decline of Ptolemaic power in the eastern Mediterranean.
  • D. Fourth Syrian War
    The Fourth Syrian War was a Hellenistic-era conflict (219–217 BCE) between the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and the Seleucid Empire, notable for Antiochus III’s campaigns in Coele-Syria and the decisive Battle of Raphia.
  • E. Third Syrian War
    The Third Syrian War was a Hellenistic-era conflict (246–241 BCE) between the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire over control of territories in Coele-Syria and the Levant.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69bd4412524c8190be5bcc9ddee91848 elicitation completed
NER batch_69bd57f5a0a081909977ccbb8aba633c ner completed
NED1 batch_69bdd3968b4c819082314a0dd9fb4202 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:05 p.m.