Triple
T1226965
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Opium Wars |
E26348
|
entity |
| Predicate | keyFigure |
P256
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Charles Elliot
Charles Elliot was a British naval officer and diplomat who played a pivotal role in the early stages of the First Opium War between Britain and Qing China.
|
E180070
|
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: Charles Elliot | Statement: [Opium Wars, keyFigure, Charles Elliot]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Elliot Context triple: [Opium Wars, keyFigure, Charles Elliot]
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A.
Townsend Harris
Townsend Harris was a 19th-century American diplomat best known for opening Japan to formal relations and trade with the United States through the Harris Treaty of 1858.
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B.
Joseph Drake
Joseph Drake is a film producer and studio executive known for his work on numerous Hollywood comedies and genre films.
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C.
Thomas Pike
Thomas Pike was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to high command during and after the Second World War, including leadership of key air defense formations.
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D.
William H. Melville
William H. Melville was a notable figure in the field recognized by the Melville Medal, an award established in his honor for distinguished contributions.
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E.
William Rockhill Nelson
William Rockhill Nelson was an American newspaper publisher and civic leader in Kansas City whose philanthropy and art patronage led to the creation of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
- 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: Charles Elliot Triple: [Opium Wars, keyFigure, Charles Elliot]
Generated description
Charles Elliot was a British naval officer and diplomat who played a pivotal role in the early stages of the First Opium War between Britain and Qing China.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Elliot Target entity description: Charles Elliot was a British naval officer and diplomat who played a pivotal role in the early stages of the First Opium War between Britain and Qing China.
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A.
Townsend Harris
Townsend Harris was a 19th-century American diplomat best known for opening Japan to formal relations and trade with the United States through the Harris Treaty of 1858.
-
B.
Joseph Drake
Joseph Drake is a film producer and studio executive known for his work on numerous Hollywood comedies and genre films.
-
C.
Thomas Pike
Thomas Pike was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to high command during and after the Second World War, including leadership of key air defense formations.
-
D.
William H. Melville
William H. Melville was a notable figure in the field recognized by the Melville Medal, an award established in his honor for distinguished contributions.
-
E.
William Rockhill Nelson
William Rockhill Nelson was an American newspaper publisher and civic leader in Kansas City whose philanthropy and art patronage led to the creation of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
- 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_69a49484688c8190a1bf285eb396a8b6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4be3b32a08190a36e96a3e51976eb |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad4682bac88190a25bcc211179296d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:50 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad46e8dfa081909db19db6c7349456 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:52 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad472da87c8190a5a6ab9504cb81d8 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:53 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:47 p.m.