Triple

T13514141
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Earl of Angus E322713 entity
Predicate heldBy P8 FINISHED
Object William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family who rose to prominence during the turbulent political and dynastic struggles of the era.
E1045855 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: William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk | Statement: [Earl of Angus, heldBy, William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk
Context triple: [Earl of Angus, heldBy, William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk]
  • A. Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk
    Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, was a Scottish nobleman and philanthropist best known for organizing large-scale Scottish emigration to North America and establishing pioneering agricultural settlements in what is now Canada.
  • B. Sir James Douglas
    Sir James Douglas was a renowned Scottish knight and military leader of the Wars of Scottish Independence, famed as one of Robert the Bruce’s most trusted commanders.
  • C. Archibald Campbell
    Archibald Campbell was a British general best known for leading British forces in early 19th-century colonial campaigns, particularly in Southeast Asia.
  • D. Archibald Campbell
    Archibald Campbell was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for his leadership in the American Revolutionary War, including successful campaigns in the southern colonies.
  • E. William Seton Maitland
    William Seton Maitland was a 19th-century figure after whom the city of Maitland, Florida, was named, likely due to his role or influence in the region’s early history.
  • 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: William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk
Triple: [Earl of Angus, heldBy, William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk]
Generated description
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family who rose to prominence during the turbulent political and dynastic struggles of the era.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk
Target entity description: William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family who rose to prominence during the turbulent political and dynastic struggles of the era.
  • A. Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk
    Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, was a Scottish nobleman and philanthropist best known for organizing large-scale Scottish emigration to North America and establishing pioneering agricultural settlements in what is now Canada.
  • B. Sir James Douglas
    Sir James Douglas was a renowned Scottish knight and military leader of the Wars of Scottish Independence, famed as one of Robert the Bruce’s most trusted commanders.
  • C. Archibald Campbell
    Archibald Campbell was a British general best known for leading British forces in early 19th-century colonial campaigns, particularly in Southeast Asia.
  • D. Archibald Campbell
    Archibald Campbell was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for his leadership in the American Revolutionary War, including successful campaigns in the southern colonies.
  • E. William Seton Maitland
    William Seton Maitland was a 19th-century figure after whom the city of Maitland, Florida, was named, likely due to his role or influence in the region’s early history.
  • 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_69d80766a21881909f21a1b7421d3b8a completed April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69dbaf87ca288190a147fbdb2f90985f completed April 12, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f75494642881909f33962afe26f427 completed May 3, 2026, 1:58 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f758b29cd4819093cecff5cfefc98f completed May 3, 2026, 2:16 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f7593d74cc819099c5d39ae09c3f70 completed May 3, 2026, 2:18 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:44 p.m.