Triple

T17937095
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mandala theory of foreign policy E448494 entity
Predicate explainedIn P3638 FINISHED
Object Book 6 of the Arthashastra
Book 6 of the Arthashastra is a foundational section of the ancient Indian treatise on statecraft that systematically outlines the strategic framework and principles guiding a ruler’s foreign policy and interstate relations.
E102080 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Book 6 of the Arthashastra | Statement: [Mandala theory of foreign policy, explainedIn, Book 6 of the Arthashastra]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book 6 of the Arthashastra
Context triple: [Mandala theory of foreign policy, explainedIn, Book 6 of the Arthashastra]
  • A. Arthashastra
    Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economics, and military strategy, traditionally attributed to Kautilya (Chanakya), that outlines detailed principles of governance and political power.
  • B. Chanakya Niti
    Chanakya Niti is an ancient Indian treatise of aphorisms and practical wisdom on politics, ethics, and statecraft traditionally attributed to the strategist and philosopher Chanakya.
  • C. Indica by Megasthenes
    Indica by Megasthenes is an ancient Greek account of India that provides one of the earliest detailed foreign descriptions of the Mauryan Empire, its society, geography, and governance.
  • D. Book 7 (Cyropaedia)
    Book 7 of Xenophon’s *Cyropaedia* is the concluding section of the work, depicting the later years, rule, and death of Cyrus the Great and reflecting on the nature and decline of empires.
  • E. Book VI
    Book VI is the final section of Carl Friedrich Gauss’s *Disquisitiones Arithmeticae*, focusing on the theory of binary quadratic forms and their composition.
  • 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: Book 6 of the Arthashastra
Triple: [Mandala theory of foreign policy, explainedIn, Book 6 of the Arthashastra]
Generated description
Book 6 of the Arthashastra is a foundational section of the ancient Indian treatise on statecraft that systematically outlines the strategic framework and principles guiding a ruler’s foreign policy and interstate relations.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book 6 of the Arthashastra
Target entity description: Book 6 of the Arthashastra is a foundational section of the ancient Indian treatise on statecraft that systematically outlines the strategic framework and principles guiding a ruler’s foreign policy and interstate relations.
  • A. Arthashastra chosen
    Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economics, and military strategy, traditionally attributed to Kautilya (Chanakya), that outlines detailed principles of governance and political power.
  • B. Chanakya Niti
    Chanakya Niti is an ancient Indian treatise of aphorisms and practical wisdom on politics, ethics, and statecraft traditionally attributed to the strategist and philosopher Chanakya.
  • C. Indica by Megasthenes
    Indica by Megasthenes is an ancient Greek account of India that provides one of the earliest detailed foreign descriptions of the Mauryan Empire, its society, geography, and governance.
  • D. Book 7 (Cyropaedia)
    Book 7 of Xenophon’s *Cyropaedia* is the concluding section of the work, depicting the later years, rule, and death of Cyrus the Great and reflecting on the nature and decline of empires.
  • E. Book VI
    Book VI is the final section of Carl Friedrich Gauss’s *Disquisitiones Arithmeticae*, focusing on the theory of binary quadratic forms and their composition.
  • F. None of above.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: explainedIn
Context triple: [Mandala theory of foreign policy, explainedIn, Book 6 of the Arthashastra]
  • A. usedToExplain chosen
    Indicates that one entity serves as an explanation or clarification for another entity.
  • B. laterExplained
    Indicates that an earlier event, statement, or situation is clarified or made understandable by information provided at a subsequent time.
  • C. aimsToExplain
    Indicates that one entity intends to clarify, make understandable, or provide an explanation about another entity, concept, or situation.
  • D. clarifiesThat
    Indicates that one entity explains or makes another entity more understandable by removing ambiguity or confusion about it.
  • E. claimsToExplain
    Indicates that one entity asserts it can provide a clarification, account, or understanding of another entity or phenomenon.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69d8b9f79d14819095540856928f0e25 completed April 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4ad937f0881909d22ac8c2be9e35e completed April 19, 2026, 10:25 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a032910fec88190ae3ecc4ba96f8f25 completed May 12, 2026, 1:20 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a032a8adaf881909cd2989d248a01ce completed May 12, 2026, 1:26 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a032baebc1081908637ab12ba35d973 completed May 12, 2026, 1:31 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69e3f8e713d481908b4a126258c18b63 completed April 18, 2026, 9:34 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:21 a.m.