Triple
T11998358
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
E285587
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Shanmugaratnam
Shanmugaratnam is a Tamil-origin surname most prominently associated with Singaporean statesman and current President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
|
E958913
|
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: Shanmugaratnam | Statement: [Tharman Shanmugaratnam, familyName, Shanmugaratnam]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shanmugaratnam Context triple: [Tharman Shanmugaratnam, familyName, Shanmugaratnam]
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A.
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam, better known as Mani Ratnam, is a renowned Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer celebrated for his influential work in Tamil and Indian cinema.
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B.
Subaskaran Allirajah
Subaskaran Allirajah is a Sri Lankan-born British Tamil entrepreneur and film producer best known as the founder and chairman of the Lyca Group and its film production arm, Lyca Productions.
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C.
Sathyandranath Ragunanan
Sathyandranath Ragunanan, better known as Mac Maharaj, is a South African anti-apartheid activist, former political prisoner, and politician who served as a close ally of Nelson Mandela and later as a government minister and presidential spokesperson.
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D.
Prasanna Puwanarajah
Prasanna Puwanarajah is a British actor, director, and former NHS doctor known for his work in television, film, and theatre.
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E.
Tamilisai Soundararajan
Tamilisai Soundararajan is an Indian politician and medical doctor who has served as the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry and is known for her long association with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- 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: Shanmugaratnam Triple: [Tharman Shanmugaratnam, familyName, Shanmugaratnam]
Generated description
Shanmugaratnam is a Tamil-origin surname most prominently associated with Singaporean statesman and current President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shanmugaratnam Target entity description: Shanmugaratnam is a Tamil-origin surname most prominently associated with Singaporean statesman and current President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
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A.
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam, better known as Mani Ratnam, is a renowned Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer celebrated for his influential work in Tamil and Indian cinema.
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B.
Subaskaran Allirajah
Subaskaran Allirajah is a Sri Lankan-born British Tamil entrepreneur and film producer best known as the founder and chairman of the Lyca Group and its film production arm, Lyca Productions.
-
C.
Sathyandranath Ragunanan
Sathyandranath Ragunanan, better known as Mac Maharaj, is a South African anti-apartheid activist, former political prisoner, and politician who served as a close ally of Nelson Mandela and later as a government minister and presidential spokesperson.
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D.
Prasanna Puwanarajah
Prasanna Puwanarajah is a British actor, director, and former NHS doctor known for his work in television, film, and theatre.
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E.
Tamilisai Soundararajan
Tamilisai Soundararajan is an Indian politician and medical doctor who has served as the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry and is known for her long association with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- 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_69d6ab44a77c8190a652f4b27164e4ef |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d903c172788190b92042e9d10a48bf |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f472917ed08190a872d9e5663d5ed5 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 9:29 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f47b7e4a40819085680c48eed5418a |
completed | May 1, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f47df40a8c8190bd7350ba27f57214 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 10:18 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:46 p.m.