Triple

T7874531
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Würzburg witch trials E182817 entity
Predicate relatedEvent P37 FINISHED
Object Fulda witch trials
The Fulda witch trials were a series of severe early 17th-century witch persecutions in the Prince-Bishopric of Fulda, Germany, that resulted in numerous executions and are remembered as one of the major witch hunts of the period.
E705665 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: Fulda witch trials | Statement: [Würzburg witch trials, relatedEvent, Fulda witch trials]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fulda witch trials
Context triple: [Würzburg witch trials, relatedEvent, Fulda witch trials]
  • A. 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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. 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.
  • 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. 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.
  • 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: Fulda witch trials
Triple: [Würzburg witch trials, relatedEvent, Fulda witch trials]
Generated description
The Fulda witch trials were a series of severe early 17th-century witch persecutions in the Prince-Bishopric of Fulda, Germany, that resulted in numerous executions and are remembered as one of the major witch hunts of the period.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fulda witch trials
Target entity description: The Fulda witch trials were a series of severe early 17th-century witch persecutions in the Prince-Bishopric of Fulda, Germany, that resulted in numerous executions and are remembered as one of the major witch hunts of the period.
  • A. 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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. 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.
  • 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. 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.
  • 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_69cbdf9535c48190a73653a773553d01 completed March 31, 2026, 2:52 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cc46bca04481908852425c214a4e34 completed March 31, 2026, 10:12 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cc49129e188190aaebd6a1188788d9 completed March 31, 2026, 10:22 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:56 p.m.