Triple
T96671
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Battle of Shanghai (1937) |
E1946
|
entity |
| Predicate | commander |
P1061
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Iwane Matsui
Iwane Matsui was a Japanese general of the Imperial Japanese Army, best known for leading forces in the Second Sino-Japanese War and being held responsible for atrocities such as the Nanjing Massacre.
|
E23407
|
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: Iwane Matsui | Statement: [Battle of Shanghai (1937), commander, Iwane Matsui]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iwane Matsui Context triple: [Battle of Shanghai (1937), commander, Iwane Matsui]
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A.
Kakuei Tanaka
Kakuei Tanaka was a powerful and controversial Japanese prime minister and political kingmaker who dominated postwar politics through his influence within the Liberal Democratic Party.
-
B.
Osami Nagano
Osami Nagano was a Japanese admiral who served as Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff and was a key strategist behind Japan’s early World War II naval operations, including the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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C.
Nobutake Kondō
Nobutake Kondō was a senior Imperial Japanese Navy admiral who played major command roles in key Pacific War engagements, including the Guadalcanal campaign and other operations alongside the main carrier forces.
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D.
Minoru Ōta
Minoru Ōta was an Imperial Japanese Navy rear admiral who led the defense of the Oroku Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II and became known for his final message praising the Okinawan people.
-
E.
Mitsuru Ushijima
Mitsuru Ushijima was a Japanese Imperial Army general best known for leading the island’s defending forces during World War II’s Battle of Okinawa.
- 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: Iwane Matsui Triple: [Battle of Shanghai (1937), commander, Iwane Matsui]
Generated description
Iwane Matsui was a Japanese general of the Imperial Japanese Army, best known for leading forces in the Second Sino-Japanese War and being held responsible for atrocities such as the Nanjing Massacre.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iwane Matsui Target entity description: Iwane Matsui was a Japanese general of the Imperial Japanese Army, best known for leading forces in the Second Sino-Japanese War and being held responsible for atrocities such as the Nanjing Massacre.
-
A.
Kakuei Tanaka
Kakuei Tanaka was a powerful and controversial Japanese prime minister and political kingmaker who dominated postwar politics through his influence within the Liberal Democratic Party.
-
B.
Osami Nagano
Osami Nagano was a Japanese admiral who served as Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff and was a key strategist behind Japan’s early World War II naval operations, including the attack on Pearl Harbor.
-
C.
Nobutake Kondō
Nobutake Kondō was a senior Imperial Japanese Navy admiral who played major command roles in key Pacific War engagements, including the Guadalcanal campaign and other operations alongside the main carrier forces.
-
D.
Minoru Ōta
Minoru Ōta was an Imperial Japanese Navy rear admiral who led the defense of the Oroku Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II and became known for his final message praising the Okinawan people.
-
E.
Mitsuru Ushijima
Mitsuru Ushijima was a Japanese Imperial Army general best known for leading the island’s defending forces during World War II’s Battle of Okinawa.
- 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_69a24d4862f881908cc8b89d3a78031d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:04 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24fd5cecc8190aca5fb4c4fe91a19 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:15 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2fd00c6b88190b5fc1180632cdb25 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2fdbc1edc8190b0647c4cbdabd03b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:37 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2fe3550d48190b965018ed4e577a9 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:39 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:09 a.m.