Triple
T5385385
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Balkh |
E120189
|
entity |
| Predicate | majorTradeCenterIn |
P164
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Silk Road |
E14028
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Silk Road | Statement: [Balkh, majorTradeCenterIn, Silk Road]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Silk Road Context triple: [Balkh, majorTradeCenterIn, Silk Road]
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A.
Silk Road routes
chosen
Silk Road routes were ancient trade networks connecting East Asia with the Mediterranean and other regions, facilitating the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas across Eurasia.
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B.
Grand Trunk Road
The Grand Trunk Road is one of South Asia’s oldest and longest major highways, historically linking key cities across present-day Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan as a vital trade and military route.
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C.
The Royal Road
The Royal Road is a historic route name traditionally used for important long-distance roads that connected major cities or regions under royal or imperial authority.
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D.
Tea Horse Road
The Tea Horse Road was an ancient network of trade routes in Southwest China used primarily to transport tea to Tibet and beyond in exchange for horses, linking Chinese, Tibetan, and Southeast Asian cultures.
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E.
Pamir Highway
Pamir Highway is a high-altitude road in Central Asia, famed as one of the world’s most remote and scenic driving routes through the Pamir Mountains.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: majorTradeCenterIn Context triple: [Balkh, majorTradeCenterIn, Silk Road]
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A.
capitalOrMajorCenter
Indicates that a location serves as a capital city or a primary major center (political, economic, or cultural hub) for a larger region or entity.
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B.
majorUrbanCenterIn
Indicates that a city or metropolitan area functions as a primary or significant urban center within the specified region or administrative unit.
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C.
isMajorCenterOf
chosen
Indicates that a place serves as a primary hub or focal point for a particular activity, function, or domain.
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D.
notableCityCenter
Indicates that a location serves as a prominent or significant central area within a city.
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E.
majorPopulationCenter
Indicates that a location functions as a primary hub of population concentration and activity within a region.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69bd46354c648190a38b26f107010a96 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd86f5a7388190aa4ba2052afca74e |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf295352988190a48d3f9db56fcaf8 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 11:27 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69bd8463a9c88190bd760378f3026180 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:31 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:03 p.m.