Triple

T9684415
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Prince-Bishopric of Salzburg E234367 entity
Predicate significantEvent P259 FINISHED
Object Salzburg witch trials
The Salzburg witch trials were a series of large-scale 17th-century persecutions and executions for alleged witchcraft in and around the city of Salzburg, notable as some of the most extensive witch hunts in Central Europe.
E815285 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: Salzburg witch trials | Statement: [Prince-Bishopric of Salzburg, significantEvent, Salzburg witch trials]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salzburg witch trials
Context triple: [Prince-Bishopric of Salzburg, significantEvent, Salzburg 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. 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.
  • D. 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.
  • E. Vardø witch trials
    The Vardø witch trials were a series of 17th-century persecutions and executions for alleged witchcraft in Finnmark, northern Norway, that became some of the most notorious witch trials in Scandinavian history.
  • 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: Salzburg witch trials
Triple: [Prince-Bishopric of Salzburg, significantEvent, Salzburg witch trials]
Generated description
The Salzburg witch trials were a series of large-scale 17th-century persecutions and executions for alleged witchcraft in and around the city of Salzburg, notable as some of the most extensive witch hunts in Central Europe.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salzburg witch trials
Target entity description: The Salzburg witch trials were a series of large-scale 17th-century persecutions and executions for alleged witchcraft in and around the city of Salzburg, notable as some of the most extensive witch hunts in Central Europe.
  • 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. 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.
  • D. 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.
  • E. Vardø witch trials
    The Vardø witch trials were a series of 17th-century persecutions and executions for alleged witchcraft in Finnmark, northern Norway, that became some of the most notorious witch trials in Scandinavian history.
  • 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_69ca84c99e34819092e5563a7106cfca completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd9ccf21a08190a1302b933b9e50be completed April 1, 2026, 10:31 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d19106e67881909505287620d2f781 completed April 4, 2026, 10:30 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d19375fd8481909620e8e68d73ec17 completed April 4, 2026, 10:40 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d19416efd48190865d0178e5e893fa completed April 4, 2026, 10:43 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:16 p.m.