Triple
T1050999
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Confederate military leadership |
E22697
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableNavalCommander |
P23601
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Raphael Semmes
Raphael Semmes was a Confederate naval officer best known as the captain of the commerce raider CSS Alabama during the American Civil War.
|
E120845
|
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: Raphael Semmes | Statement: [Confederate military leadership, notableNavalCommander, Raphael Semmes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Raphael Semmes Context triple: [Confederate military leadership, notableNavalCommander, Raphael Semmes]
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A.
Admiral David Farragut
Admiral David Farragut was a renowned U.S. Navy officer during the American Civil War, best known for his decisive victory at the Battle of Mobile Bay and his famous command, “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!”
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B.
William T. Sampson
William T. Sampson was a United States Navy admiral best known for leading American naval forces during the Spanish–American War, particularly in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
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C.
Thomas Macdonough
Thomas Macdonough was a United States Navy officer best known for his decisive victory over the British at the Battle of Lake Champlain during the War of 1812.
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D.
Stephen Decatur
Stephen Decatur was a celebrated early 19th-century United States naval officer renowned for his daring exploits and heroism in multiple conflicts, including the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812.
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E.
William Schley
William Schley was a 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Georgia and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
- 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: Raphael Semmes Triple: [Confederate military leadership, notableNavalCommander, Raphael Semmes]
Generated description
Raphael Semmes was a Confederate naval officer best known as the captain of the commerce raider CSS Alabama during the American Civil War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Raphael Semmes Target entity description: Raphael Semmes was a Confederate naval officer best known as the captain of the commerce raider CSS Alabama during the American Civil War.
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A.
Admiral David Farragut
Admiral David Farragut was a renowned U.S. Navy officer during the American Civil War, best known for his decisive victory at the Battle of Mobile Bay and his famous command, “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!”
-
B.
William T. Sampson
William T. Sampson was a United States Navy admiral best known for leading American naval forces during the Spanish–American War, particularly in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
-
C.
Thomas Macdonough
Thomas Macdonough was a United States Navy officer best known for his decisive victory over the British at the Battle of Lake Champlain during the War of 1812.
-
D.
Stephen Decatur
Stephen Decatur was a celebrated early 19th-century United States naval officer renowned for his daring exploits and heroism in multiple conflicts, including the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812.
-
E.
William Schley
William Schley was a 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Georgia and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: notableNavalCommander Context triple: [Confederate military leadership, notableNavalCommander, Raphael Semmes]
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A.
notableCommanderOf
Indicates that an individual is a distinguished or historically significant commander associated with leading a particular military unit, force, or organization.
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B.
notableCommanderAllies
Indicates that the subject commander has notable allied commanders with whom they are significantly associated or have cooperated.
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C.
notableCommanderEnd
Indicates that a person served as a notable commander of an entity (such as a military unit or organization) at the end of a specified period or timeframe.
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D.
notableCommanderStart
Indicates the point in time or event at which a notable commander’s leadership or command role begins in relation to the subject.
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E.
notableCommanderSide
Indicates that a particular military or strategic side is notably commanded or led by a specified commander.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (7 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_69a493da02e081908c13ff5e02a0fe7a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b8b40d50819091cb37a2236e82ee |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac3bcd3a4481908f7d9f13e3697fa9 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:53 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac3c43baec819086ab5fce7f5b1137 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac3c9cc1ec819087df1f4c4efc5646 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:56 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4b7309cc481908ed839b0b8d75dbf |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:01 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69a4b7f2d1b081908eb2df54e91c8c1d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:04 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.