Triple
T7156415
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Red Sea–Mediterranean–Indian Ocean shipping route |
E166822
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
East–West maritime trade routes
East–West maritime trade routes are the major historical and modern sea corridors linking Europe, the Middle East, and Asia for the large-scale movement of goods, people, and cultures across the globe.
|
E12764
|
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: East–West maritime trade routes | Statement: [Red Sea–Mediterranean–Indian Ocean shipping route, partOf, East–West maritime trade routes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: East–West maritime trade routes Context triple: [Red Sea–Mediterranean–Indian Ocean shipping route, partOf, East–West maritime trade routes]
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A.
Indian Ocean trade network
The Indian Ocean trade network was a vast, centuries-long maritime system connecting East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia through the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas driven by monsoon winds.
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B.
Atlantic trade routes
Atlantic trade routes are major maritime shipping corridors across the Atlantic Ocean that connect ports in North America, Europe, Africa, and beyond for international trade and transport.
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C.
Mediterranean trade routes
Mediterranean trade routes were a network of maritime and coastal pathways that connected Europe, North Africa, and the Near East, facilitating extensive commercial, cultural, and disease transmission across the Mediterranean Sea.
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D.
Silk Road routes
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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E.
South Atlantic trade routes
South Atlantic trade routes are key maritime corridors connecting South America, Africa, and Europe, vital for the movement of commercial shipping, resources, and naval operations across the South Atlantic Ocean.
- 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: East–West maritime trade routes Triple: [Red Sea–Mediterranean–Indian Ocean shipping route, partOf, East–West maritime trade routes]
Generated description
East–West maritime trade routes are the major historical and modern sea corridors linking Europe, the Middle East, and Asia for the large-scale movement of goods, people, and cultures across the globe.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: East–West maritime trade routes Target entity description: East–West maritime trade routes are the major historical and modern sea corridors linking Europe, the Middle East, and Asia for the large-scale movement of goods, people, and cultures across the globe.
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A.
Indian Ocean trade network
chosen
The Indian Ocean trade network was a vast, centuries-long maritime system connecting East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia through the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas driven by monsoon winds.
-
B.
Atlantic trade routes
Atlantic trade routes are major maritime shipping corridors across the Atlantic Ocean that connect ports in North America, Europe, Africa, and beyond for international trade and transport.
-
C.
Mediterranean trade routes
Mediterranean trade routes were a network of maritime and coastal pathways that connected Europe, North Africa, and the Near East, facilitating extensive commercial, cultural, and disease transmission across the Mediterranean Sea.
-
D.
Silk Road routes
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.
-
E.
South Atlantic trade routes
South Atlantic trade routes are key maritime corridors connecting South America, Africa, and Europe, vital for the movement of commercial shipping, resources, and naval operations across the South Atlantic Ocean.
- F. None of above.
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_69c68887a5cc8190bec0ea96227164f7 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e80dafdc8190b24863b83f084d12 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7adb530388190b68fa05418d3e184 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7ae830c74819091d6d65ac6fba32b |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7af1133b08190a32dccf82015c19e |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:36 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:47 p.m.