Triple
T5459971
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ruins of Desert Cathay |
E122571
|
entity |
| Predicate | setting |
P1957
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Xinjiang |
E22779
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Xinjiang | Statement: [Ruins of Desert Cathay, setting, Xinjiang]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xinjiang Context triple: [Ruins of Desert Cathay, setting, Xinjiang]
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A.
Xinjiang
chosen
Xinjiang is a vast, historically Silk Road–linked region in northwestern China known for its diverse ethnic groups, strategic location, and complex cultural and political history.
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B.
Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region is a vast, high-altitude region in southwest China, centered on the Tibetan Plateau and known for its unique Tibetan culture, Buddhism, and dramatic Himalayan landscapes including Mount Everest.
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C.
Qinghai
Qinghai is a vast, sparsely populated province in northwestern China known for its high-altitude plateau landscapes, salt lakes like Qinghai Lake, and role as the source region of major Asian rivers.
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D.
Quchan
Quchan is a historic city in northeastern Iran known for its strategic location along trade routes and its role as a regional center in the Khorasan area.
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E.
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is a provincial-level region in north-central China known for its significant Hui Muslim population, arid landscapes along the Yellow River, and sections of the historic Silk Road and Great Wall.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69bd46424248819085282ddf50a565f3 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd9200a3988190a06f253f99e68224 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 6:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf6c6c2454819096da8367f6b94233 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 4:13 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:08 p.m.