Triple

T6074080
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ottoman period in Egypt E135354 entity
Predicate hasSignificantEvent P259 FINISHED
Object British occupation of Alexandria in 1801 E433449 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: British occupation of Alexandria in 1801 | Statement: [Ottoman period in Egypt, hasSignificantEvent, British occupation of Alexandria in 1801]

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: British occupation of Alexandria in 1801
Context triple: [Ottoman period in Egypt, hasSignificantEvent, British occupation of Alexandria in 1801]
  • A. Capitulation of Alexandria (1801) chosen
    The Capitulation of Alexandria (1801) was the agreement marking the surrender of French forces in Egypt to the British and their allies, effectively ending the French campaign in Egypt and Syria.
  • B. British occupation of Egypt
    The British occupation of Egypt was the period beginning in 1882 when Britain established effective control over Egypt, turning it into a strategic imperial protectorate centered on the Suez Canal and profoundly shaping its political and economic development.
  • C. Battle of Abukir (1799)
    The Battle of Abukir (1799) was a French victory under Napoleon Bonaparte against Ottoman forces in Egypt, consolidating his control over the region during his Middle Eastern expedition.
  • D. Napoleon's Egyptian campaign
    Napoleon's Egyptian campaign was a late-18th-century French military and scientific expedition to Egypt led by Napoleon Bonaparte, aimed at undermining British influence while advancing European knowledge of Egyptian history, culture, and geography.
  • E. Egyptian campaign
    The Egyptian campaign was a series of World War II military operations in and around Egypt, primarily between British Commonwealth and Axis forces, that were crucial for control of the Suez Canal and North African supply routes.
  • 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_69c00879e8048190b690717d19c5bc03 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c0575b9bc08190a78b3082b9ccf00c ner completed
NED1 batch_69c11d3fb99481909cc31c179eb4e8c9 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:11 p.m.