Triple

T18182404
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nanbu clan E435320 entity
Predicate clanBranch P13166 FINISHED
Object Tono Nanbu
Tono Nanbu was a branch of the powerful Nanbu samurai clan that ruled the Tōno domain in northern Japan during the Edo period.
 E1310913 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: Tono Nanbu | Statement: [Nanbu clan, clanBranch, Tono Nanbu]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Tono Nanbu
Context triple: [Nanbu clan, clanBranch, Tono Nanbu]
  • A. Ota Minoru
    Ota Minoru was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral best known for commanding the defense of Okinawa during World War II and for his final message urging the protection of Okinawan civilians.
  • B. Seishi
    Seishi is a Japanese given name historically borne by figures such as Fujiwara no Seishi, a noblewoman of the Heian period.
  • C. Tsutako
    Tsutako is a Japanese given name, most notably borne by Tsutako Nakasone.
  • D. Tamotsu Takama
    Tamotsu Takama was a Japanese naval officer known for commanding the aircraft carrier Hiryū during World War II.
  • E. Yoshitoki
    Yoshitoki is a Japanese given name, historically borne by notable figures such as the Kamakura-period regent Hōjō Yoshitoki.
  • 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: Tono Nanbu
Triple: [Nanbu clan, clanBranch, Tono Nanbu]
Generated description
Tono Nanbu was a branch of the powerful Nanbu samurai clan that ruled the Tōno domain in northern Japan during the Edo period.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Tono Nanbu
Target entity description: Tono Nanbu was a branch of the powerful Nanbu samurai clan that ruled the Tōno domain in northern Japan during the Edo period.
  • A. Ota Minoru
    Ota Minoru was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral best known for commanding the defense of Okinawa during World War II and for his final message urging the protection of Okinawan civilians.
  • B. Seishi
    Seishi is a Japanese given name historically borne by figures such as Fujiwara no Seishi, a noblewoman of the Heian period.
  • C. Tsutako
    Tsutako is a Japanese given name, most notably borne by Tsutako Nakasone.
  • D. Tamotsu Takama
    Tamotsu Takama was a Japanese naval officer known for commanding the aircraft carrier Hiryū during World War II.
  • E. Yoshitoki
    Yoshitoki is a Japanese given name, historically borne by notable figures such as the Kamakura-period regent Hōjō Yoshitoki.
  • 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_69d8b90c7ec081909b4694ccecb449c6 completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4dffc432c8190af53da5256dc476c completed April 19, 2026, 2 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a03980112908190bbc5371ce2b8a028 completed May 12, 2026, 9:13 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0398dd1d50819087d16ad6f09ef063 completed May 12, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a03998369648190ae2e84ba56827473 completed May 12, 2026, 9:20 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:31 a.m.