Triple
T12789351
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin |
E305715
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary in China and the Far East
The High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary in China and the Far East was a senior British diplomatic post empowered to negotiate and enforce imperial policy and treaties across East Asia in the mid-19th century.
|
E1002754
|
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: High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary in China and the Far East | Statement: [James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, positionHeld, High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary in China and the Far East]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary in China and the Far East Context triple: [James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, positionHeld, High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary in China and the Far East]
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A.
Ambassador of China to the United States
The Ambassador of China to the United States is Beijing’s chief diplomatic representative in Washington, D.C., responsible for managing Sino–U.S. political, economic, and cultural relations.
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B.
United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of China
The United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of China is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government in China, responsible for managing bilateral relations and overseeing the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.
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C.
Soviet plenipotentiary representative in China
The Soviet plenipotentiary representative in China was the senior diplomatic envoy of the early Soviet government tasked with managing political relations and negotiations with the Chinese authorities.
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D.
Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom
The Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom is the chief diplomatic representative of the People's Republic of China in the UK, responsible for managing bilateral relations, negotiations, and cooperation between the two countries.
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E.
Ambassador of Japan to China
The Ambassador of Japan to China is Tokyo’s chief diplomatic representative in Beijing, responsible for managing Japan–China relations and overseeing Japan’s embassy and diplomatic missions in China.
- 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: High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary in China and the Far East Triple: [James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, positionHeld, High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary in China and the Far East]
Generated description
The High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary in China and the Far East was a senior British diplomatic post empowered to negotiate and enforce imperial policy and treaties across East Asia in the mid-19th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary in China and the Far East Target entity description: The High Commissioner and Plenipotentiary in China and the Far East was a senior British diplomatic post empowered to negotiate and enforce imperial policy and treaties across East Asia in the mid-19th century.
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A.
Ambassador of China to the United States
The Ambassador of China to the United States is Beijing’s chief diplomatic representative in Washington, D.C., responsible for managing Sino–U.S. political, economic, and cultural relations.
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B.
United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of China
The United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of China is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government in China, responsible for managing bilateral relations and overseeing the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.
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C.
Soviet plenipotentiary representative in China
The Soviet plenipotentiary representative in China was the senior diplomatic envoy of the early Soviet government tasked with managing political relations and negotiations with the Chinese authorities.
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D.
Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom
The Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom is the chief diplomatic representative of the People's Republic of China in the UK, responsible for managing bilateral relations, negotiations, and cooperation between the two countries.
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E.
Ambassador of Japan to China
The Ambassador of Japan to China is Tokyo’s chief diplomatic representative in Beijing, responsible for managing Japan–China relations and overseeing Japan’s embassy and diplomatic missions in China.
- 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_69d7bdf366888190a8cccb982606889c |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d96e6a61f48190972e241e70bc392c |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f68508e4488190bb57a1ade93987ab |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:13 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f687ae18c08190a94dca38bb69d10f |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:24 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f68884ed348190a1b2c89b1d655fa9 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:28 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:30 p.m.