Triple
T13436958
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Earldom of Orkney |
E320253
|
entity |
| Predicate | lastEarl |
P73250
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney |
E941427
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney | Statement: [Earldom of Orkney, lastEarl, William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney Context triple: [Earldom of Orkney, lastEarl, William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney]
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A.
William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney
chosen
William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman notable for his roles as Earl of Orkney and Caithness and as the builder of the famed Rosslyn Chapel.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and military commander of the early 15th century who notably fought for France during the Hundred Years’ War and was killed at the Battle of Verneuil in 1424.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: lastEarl Context triple: [Earldom of Orkney, lastEarl, William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney]
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A.
EarlMarshal
Indicates a person holds the office or role of Earl Marshal in relation to a sovereign, state, or ceremonial hierarchy.
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B.
lastDukeBeforeKingship
Indicates that the subject was the final holder of the ducal title immediately prior to the establishment or assumption of kingship.
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C.
heldEarldom
chosen
Indicates that a person possessed and held the noble title and rank of an earl.
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D.
successorAsEarlOfHuntingdon
Indicates that one person became the next Earl of Huntingdon following another person in that title or office.
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E.
lastSovereignDuke
Indicates that the subject is the final individual to hold the title of sovereign duke over a given territory or domain.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69d80761e6cc8190a90c844589998ecc |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dbaee42a8c8190a85716b4a6db335e |
completed | April 12, 2026, 2:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f7399215bc8190b846906b0f081e7f |
completed | May 3, 2026, 12:03 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69d9a03926188190ab3948d1f5d3941f |
completed | April 11, 2026, 1:13 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:40 p.m.