Triple

T5843918
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Salamaua–Lae campaign E129660 entity
Predicate includedBattle P149 FINISHED
Object Battle of Wau E108585 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: Battle of Wau | Statement: [Salamaua–Lae campaign, includedBattle, Battle of Wau]

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: Battle of Wau
Context triple: [Salamaua–Lae campaign, includedBattle, Battle of Wau]
  • A. Battle of Wau chosen
    The Battle of Wau was a World War II engagement in early 1943 in which Australian forces successfully defended the strategically vital airfield town of Wau in New Guinea against advancing Japanese troops.
  • B. Battle of Kissoué
    The Battle of Kissoué was a World War II engagement in June 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, where Allied forces fought to advance toward Damascus.
  • C. Battle of Atbara
    The Battle of Atbara was a key 1898 Anglo-Egyptian victory over Mahdist forces in Sudan that paved the way for the decisive Battle of Omdurman and the reconquest of the Sudan.
  • D. Battle of Qurna
    The Battle of Qurna was a World War I engagement in Mesopotamia where British and Indian forces secured control of the strategically important town of Qurna at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
  • E. Battle of Tondibi
    The Battle of Tondibi was a 1591 confrontation in which Moroccan forces decisively defeated the Songhai Empire, leading to the empire’s rapid collapse and reshaping power in West Africa.
  • 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_69c0084bd31c8190a796bb6284845e83 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c034db104881908c230de0e869f64b ner completed
NED1 batch_69c0a1a6587c8190b76b1005178c29a9 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:55 p.m.