Triple

T7874530
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Würzburg witch trials E182817 entity
Predicate relatedEvent P37 FINISHED
Object Bamberg witch trials
The Bamberg witch trials were a series of large-scale 17th-century persecutions in the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg, Germany, in which hundreds of people were accused of witchcraft and executed, making them among the most notorious witch hunts in European history.
E701488 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: Bamberg witch trials | Statement: [Würzburg witch trials, relatedEvent, Bamberg witch trials]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bamberg witch trials
Context triple: [Würzburg witch trials, relatedEvent, Bamberg witch trials]
  • A. Würzburg witch trials
    The Würzburg witch trials were a series of large-scale, brutal persecutions and executions for alleged witchcraft in early 17th-century Germany, among the most extensive in European history.
  • B. Pendle witch trials
    The Pendle witch trials were a series of notorious early 17th-century English witchcraft prosecutions in Lancashire that led to multiple executions and became some of the most famous witch trials in British history.
  • C. North Berwick witch trials
    The North Berwick witch trials were a series of late 16th-century Scottish prosecutions, closely associated with King James VI, in which dozens of people were accused of witchcraft and conspiracy, helping to ignite a broader wave of witch hunts in Scotland.
  • D. Samlesbury witch trial
    The Samlesbury witch trial was a 1612 English witchcraft case in Lancashire notable for its sensational but ultimately discredited accusations, highlighting the role of religious and social tensions in early modern witch hunts.
  • E. Salem witch trials
    The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
  • 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: Bamberg witch trials
Triple: [Würzburg witch trials, relatedEvent, Bamberg witch trials]
Generated description
The Bamberg witch trials were a series of large-scale 17th-century persecutions in the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg, Germany, in which hundreds of people were accused of witchcraft and executed, making them among the most notorious witch hunts in European history.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bamberg witch trials
Target entity description: The Bamberg witch trials were a series of large-scale 17th-century persecutions in the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg, Germany, in which hundreds of people were accused of witchcraft and executed, making them among the most notorious witch hunts in European history.
  • A. Würzburg witch trials
    The Würzburg witch trials were a series of large-scale, brutal persecutions and executions for alleged witchcraft in early 17th-century Germany, among the most extensive in European history.
  • B. Pendle witch trials
    The Pendle witch trials were a series of notorious early 17th-century English witchcraft prosecutions in Lancashire that led to multiple executions and became some of the most famous witch trials in British history.
  • C. North Berwick witch trials
    The North Berwick witch trials were a series of late 16th-century Scottish prosecutions, closely associated with King James VI, in which dozens of people were accused of witchcraft and conspiracy, helping to ignite a broader wave of witch hunts in Scotland.
  • D. Samlesbury witch trial
    The Samlesbury witch trial was a 1612 English witchcraft case in Lancashire notable for its sensational but ultimately discredited accusations, highlighting the role of religious and social tensions in early modern witch hunts.
  • E. Salem witch trials
    The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
  • 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_69ca828a17248190b46defe758bc5ad3 completed March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb39a961188190b2f12f8fe5d66641 completed March 31, 2026, 3:04 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cb5b79705c8190955e128081048ebe completed March 31, 2026, 5:28 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cb7630b8908190a0b8f4856bceea0a completed March 31, 2026, 7:22 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cbbfb894588190971ade076acdbd5c completed March 31, 2026, 12:36 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:56 p.m.