Triple
T11622224
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Clan Sinclair |
E276165
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableTitleHolder |
P1918
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney
Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, was a 14th-century Scottish-Norwegian nobleman and explorer traditionally associated with the Sinclair family and later legends of pre-Columbian voyages to North America.
|
E938175
|
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: Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney | Statement: [Clan Sinclair, hasNotableTitleHolder, Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney Context triple: [Clan Sinclair, hasNotableTitleHolder, Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney]
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A.
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, was a prominent early 18th-century Scottish soldier and nobleman who became one of Britain’s leading generals during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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B.
Lord Haddo
Lord Haddo is a courtesy title traditionally borne by the heir apparent to the Earl of Aberdeen in the Scottish peerage.
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C.
William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness
William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and influential member of the Sinclair family, noted for his political power, extensive landholdings, and prominent role in medieval Scottish affairs.
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D.
Colbán, Earl of Fife
Colbán, Earl of Fife was a 13th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate who held one of the kingdom’s most powerful earldoms and played a prominent role in the politics of medieval Scotland.
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E.
James Douglas, Lord of Douglas
James Douglas, Lord of Douglas was a prominent Scottish noble and military leader who became one of Robert the Bruce’s most trusted lieutenants and a key figure in Scotland’s struggle for independence from England.
- 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: Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney Triple: [Clan Sinclair, hasNotableTitleHolder, Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney]
Generated description
Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, was a 14th-century Scottish-Norwegian nobleman and explorer traditionally associated with the Sinclair family and later legends of pre-Columbian voyages to North America.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney Target entity description: Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, was a 14th-century Scottish-Norwegian nobleman and explorer traditionally associated with the Sinclair family and later legends of pre-Columbian voyages to North America.
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A.
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, was a prominent early 18th-century Scottish soldier and nobleman who became one of Britain’s leading generals during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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B.
Lord Haddo
Lord Haddo is a courtesy title traditionally borne by the heir apparent to the Earl of Aberdeen in the Scottish peerage.
-
C.
William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness
William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and influential member of the Sinclair family, noted for his political power, extensive landholdings, and prominent role in medieval Scottish affairs.
-
D.
Colbán, Earl of Fife
Colbán, Earl of Fife was a 13th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate who held one of the kingdom’s most powerful earldoms and played a prominent role in the politics of medieval Scotland.
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E.
James Douglas, Lord of Douglas
James Douglas, Lord of Douglas was a prominent Scottish noble and military leader who became one of Robert the Bruce’s most trusted lieutenants and a key figure in Scotland’s struggle for independence from England.
- 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_69d6aafa51148190ab84940694c00235 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a122a3708190ab6513dad4c4fde7 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ee8762586481909a4b563c827487e0 |
completed | April 26, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69eeb310e04c8190a1004662d5bbc015 |
completed | April 27, 2026, 12:51 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69eee95dfff48190a3c3022cdfc6dafc |
completed | April 27, 2026, 4:43 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:39 p.m.