Triple
T7116738
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Big Bertha howitzer |
E165838
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableUse |
P5773
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Siege of Maubeuge
The Siege of Maubeuge was a major early World War I German offensive in 1914 in which heavy artillery and siege tactics forced the surrender of the French fortress city of Maubeuge.
|
E645345
|
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: Siege of Maubeuge | Statement: [Big Bertha howitzer, notableUse, Siege of Maubeuge]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Maubeuge Context triple: [Big Bertha howitzer, notableUse, Siege of Maubeuge]
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A.
Siege of Bois-le-Duc
The Siege of Bois-le-Duc was a major 1629 Dutch siege during the Eighty Years' War in which the Protestant Dutch forces captured the strongly fortified, predominantly Catholic city of ’s-Hertogenbosch from Spanish control.
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B.
Siege of Neuss
The Siege of Neuss was a protracted 1474–1475 military blockade in which Charles the Bold of Burgundy unsuccessfully besieged the Imperial city of Neuss, marking a major setback for Burgundian ambitions during the Burgundian Wars.
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C.
Siege of Compiègne
The Siege of Compiègne was a 1430 military engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which French forces, including Joan of Arc, defended the town of Compiègne against Burgundian and English troops, leading to Joan's capture.
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D.
Siege of Saint-Dizier
The Siege of Saint-Dizier was a 1544 military engagement during the Italian War of 1542–1546 in which French forces defended the fortified town of Saint-Dizier against an imperial army led by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
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E.
Siege of Lille
The Siege of Lille was a major 1708 Allied operation during the War of the Spanish Succession in which Marlborough and Prince Eugene captured the strongly fortified French city after a prolonged and costly siege.
- 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: Siege of Maubeuge Triple: [Big Bertha howitzer, notableUse, Siege of Maubeuge]
Generated description
The Siege of Maubeuge was a major early World War I German offensive in 1914 in which heavy artillery and siege tactics forced the surrender of the French fortress city of Maubeuge.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Maubeuge Target entity description: The Siege of Maubeuge was a major early World War I German offensive in 1914 in which heavy artillery and siege tactics forced the surrender of the French fortress city of Maubeuge.
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A.
Siege of Bois-le-Duc
The Siege of Bois-le-Duc was a major 1629 Dutch siege during the Eighty Years' War in which the Protestant Dutch forces captured the strongly fortified, predominantly Catholic city of ’s-Hertogenbosch from Spanish control.
-
B.
Siege of Neuss
The Siege of Neuss was a protracted 1474–1475 military blockade in which Charles the Bold of Burgundy unsuccessfully besieged the Imperial city of Neuss, marking a major setback for Burgundian ambitions during the Burgundian Wars.
-
C.
Siege of Compiègne
The Siege of Compiègne was a 1430 military engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which French forces, including Joan of Arc, defended the town of Compiègne against Burgundian and English troops, leading to Joan's capture.
-
D.
Siege of Saint-Dizier
The Siege of Saint-Dizier was a 1544 military engagement during the Italian War of 1542–1546 in which French forces defended the fortified town of Saint-Dizier against an imperial army led by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
-
E.
Siege of Lille
The Siege of Lille was a major 1708 Allied operation during the War of the Spanish Succession in which Marlborough and Prince Eugene captured the strongly fortified French city after a prolonged and costly siege.
- 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_69c6888227bc8190a1394679e3116f90 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e617a528819085d4b8e1b5699966 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7ad86ac688190af97b42d0cb36b84 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:29 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7ae3505608190bdddc3791a902d60 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:32 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7ae9f8f648190adc5cdf08bc01d93 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:34 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:43 p.m.