Triple
T1177330
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas Sumter |
E25057
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthPlace |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hanover County, Colony of Virginia
Hanover County in the Colony of Virginia was an 18th-century Virginia county known as the birthplace and early home of several prominent American Revolutionary figures.
|
E213599
|
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: Hanover County, Colony of Virginia | Statement: [Thomas Sumter, birthPlace, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hanover County, Colony of Virginia Context triple: [Thomas Sumter, birthPlace, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia]
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A.
Augusta County, Virginia
Augusta County, Virginia is a largely rural county in the central Shenandoah Valley known for its agricultural landscape, historic sites, and proximity to the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains.
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B.
King George County, Virginia
King George County, Virginia is a largely rural county in the Northern Neck region of the state, situated along the Potomac River between the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and the Tidewater region.
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C.
Northumberland County, Virginia
Northumberland County, Virginia is a rural county on Virginia’s Northern Neck peninsula known for its Chesapeake Bay shoreline, historic colonial-era sites, and water-based recreation.
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D.
Halifax County, Virginia
Halifax County, Virginia is a largely rural county in southern Virginia known for its agricultural heritage, historic towns like South Boston, and location along the North Carolina border.
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E.
Richmond County, Virginia
Richmond County, Virginia is a rural county on Virginia’s Northern Neck peninsula known for its historic towns, agricultural landscape, and location along the Rappahannock River.
- 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: Hanover County, Colony of Virginia Triple: [Thomas Sumter, birthPlace, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia]
Generated description
Hanover County in the Colony of Virginia was an 18th-century Virginia county known as the birthplace and early home of several prominent American Revolutionary figures.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hanover County, Colony of Virginia Target entity description: Hanover County in the Colony of Virginia was an 18th-century Virginia county known as the birthplace and early home of several prominent American Revolutionary figures.
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A.
Augusta County, Virginia
Augusta County, Virginia is a largely rural county in the central Shenandoah Valley known for its agricultural landscape, historic sites, and proximity to the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains.
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B.
King George County, Virginia
King George County, Virginia is a largely rural county in the Northern Neck region of the state, situated along the Potomac River between the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and the Tidewater region.
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C.
Northumberland County, Virginia
Northumberland County, Virginia is a rural county on Virginia’s Northern Neck peninsula known for its Chesapeake Bay shoreline, historic colonial-era sites, and water-based recreation.
-
D.
Halifax County, Virginia
Halifax County, Virginia is a largely rural county in southern Virginia known for its agricultural heritage, historic towns like South Boston, and location along the North Carolina border.
-
E.
Richmond County, Virginia
Richmond County, Virginia is a rural county on Virginia’s Northern Neck peninsula known for its historic towns, agricultural landscape, and location along the Rappahannock River.
- 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_69a494267b4c819088c97a59182bf56a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bd0ebbd08190a441d16a5b65a15e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adeab57c8c81908b1dbdaf7ba4b29b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adeccddc788190be7ddb822f1b5d67 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aded53100081909239afdc676e45ab |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.