Triple

T11082967
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nathaniel P. Banks E262047 entity
Predicate commanded P2333 FINISHED
Object Department of the Gulf E200173 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Department of the Gulf | Statement: [Nathaniel P. Banks, commanded, Department of the Gulf]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Department of the Gulf
Context triple: [Nathaniel P. Banks, commanded, Department of the Gulf]
  • A. Department of the Gulf chosen
    The Department of the Gulf was a Union Army military command during the American Civil War responsible for operations along the Gulf Coast, including the occupation of New Orleans and surrounding regions.
  • B. Department of the Peninsula
    The Department of the Peninsula was a Confederate Army administrative and operational district in Virginia that oversaw military forces and defenses on the Virginia Peninsula during the American Civil War.
  • C. Southwestern Department
    The Southwestern Department was a regional division of the American Fur Company that managed its fur-trading operations in the southwestern territories of the United States.
  • D. Bureau of Areas
    The Bureau of Areas was a division within the U.S. Foreign Economic Administration responsible for managing and coordinating economic programs and policies across specific geographic regions during World War II.
  • E. Navy Region Southwest
    Navy Region Southwest is a U.S. Navy shore installation command responsible for overseeing and supporting multiple naval bases and operations across the southwestern United States.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d6aa9983c08190b0ef61603b69feac elicitation completed
NER batch_69d799bf89f48190889f08d2f5dd220a ner completed
NED1 batch_69e42d641c288190b3fed49022f5552d ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:27 p.m.