Triple

T8783101
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Prussian military tradition E208980 entity
Predicate shapedBy P2454 FINISHED
Object Gerhard von Scharnhorst E229328 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: Gerhard von Scharnhorst | Statement: [Prussian military tradition, shapedBy, Gerhard von Scharnhorst]

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: Gerhard von Scharnhorst
Context triple: [Prussian military tradition, shapedBy, Gerhard von Scharnhorst]
  • A. Gerhard von Scharnhorst chosen
    Gerhard von Scharnhorst was a Prussian general and military reformer who modernized the Prussian Army in the early 19th century and laid foundations for its later successes.
  • B. Albrecht von Roon
    Albrecht von Roon was a Prussian general and statesman who, alongside Bismarck and Moltke, played a key role in modernizing the Prussian Army and enabling Germany’s unification through military victories in the mid-19th century.
  • C. August Neidhardt von Gneisenau
    August Neidhardt von Gneisenau was a prominent Prussian field marshal and military reformer who played a key role in the Napoleonic Wars, particularly in reorganizing the Prussian army and contributing to Napoleon’s final defeat.
  • D. Gustav Nachtigal
    Gustav Nachtigal was a 19th-century German explorer and colonial administrator known for his expeditions in Central and West Africa and his role in establishing German colonial rule there.
  • E. Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
    Helmuth von Moltke the Elder was a 19th-century Prussian field marshal and military strategist best known for reorganizing the Prussian army and leading it to victory in the wars of German unification.
  • 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_69ca836168108190bb43d3dc235c1f55 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cc5f72f4bc8190b85bd051d3db6881 ner completed
NED1 batch_69cf51f41eb081909124a5e74333a31d ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:42 p.m.