Triple
T5114162
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bengal famine of 1943 |
E115289
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWorkAbout |
P4941
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hungry Bengal: War, Famine and the End of Empire
"Hungry Bengal: War, Famine and the End of Empire" is a historical study that examines how wartime policies, colonial governance, and political priorities contributed to the catastrophic 1943 famine in Bengal and shaped the decline of British rule in India.
|
E494078
|
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: Hungry Bengal: War, Famine and the End of Empire | Statement: [Bengal famine of 1943, notableWorkAbout, Hungry Bengal: War, Famine and the End of Empire]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hungry Bengal: War, Famine and the End of Empire Context triple: [Bengal famine of 1943, notableWorkAbout, Hungry Bengal: War, Famine and the End of Empire]
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A.
Poverty and Famines
Poverty and Famines is a seminal book by economist Amartya Sen that revolutionized the understanding of famine by arguing that they result more from failures of access and entitlement than from food shortages alone.
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B.
The History of British India
The History of British India is an early 19th-century, multi-volume historical and philosophical account of British rule in India that strongly influenced colonial policy and Victorian views of Indian society.
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C.
In Spite of the Gods: The Rise of Modern India
In Spite of the Gods: The Rise of Modern India is a non-fiction book that analyzes India’s post-independence political, economic, and social transformation, blending reportage and historical insight to explain its rapid emergence as a modern power.
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D.
Bengal famine of 1943
The Bengal famine of 1943 was a catastrophic wartime food crisis in British-ruled India that led to the deaths of an estimated three million people and exposed the devastating impact of colonial policies on food security.
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E.
Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain
Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain is a historical study that examines the rise, structure, and legacy of the British Empire within a global context.
- 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: Hungry Bengal: War, Famine and the End of Empire Triple: [Bengal famine of 1943, notableWorkAbout, Hungry Bengal: War, Famine and the End of Empire]
Generated description
"Hungry Bengal: War, Famine and the End of Empire" is a historical study that examines how wartime policies, colonial governance, and political priorities contributed to the catastrophic 1943 famine in Bengal and shaped the decline of British rule in India.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hungry Bengal: War, Famine and the End of Empire Target entity description: "Hungry Bengal: War, Famine and the End of Empire" is a historical study that examines how wartime policies, colonial governance, and political priorities contributed to the catastrophic 1943 famine in Bengal and shaped the decline of British rule in India.
-
A.
Poverty and Famines
Poverty and Famines is a seminal book by economist Amartya Sen that revolutionized the understanding of famine by arguing that they result more from failures of access and entitlement than from food shortages alone.
-
B.
The History of British India
The History of British India is an early 19th-century, multi-volume historical and philosophical account of British rule in India that strongly influenced colonial policy and Victorian views of Indian society.
-
C.
In Spite of the Gods: The Rise of Modern India
In Spite of the Gods: The Rise of Modern India is a non-fiction book that analyzes India’s post-independence political, economic, and social transformation, blending reportage and historical insight to explain its rapid emergence as a modern power.
-
D.
Bengal famine of 1943
The Bengal famine of 1943 was a catastrophic wartime food crisis in British-ruled India that led to the deaths of an estimated three million people and exposed the devastating impact of colonial policies on food security.
-
E.
Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain
Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain is a historical study that examines the rise, structure, and legacy of the British Empire within a global context.
- 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_69bd4441d1648190a54a533895041987 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd75cd13a08190b53e67ba65333557 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bebaadfaac8190aa0407196e5c4c20 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 3:35 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bebb1a4370819085bcbe73a0b8c68e |
completed | March 21, 2026, 3:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bebcf63784819097be14bb7dcbf4d9 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 3:44 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:41 p.m.