Triple

T14425770
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Battle of Harlaw E357694 entity
Predicate commander P1061 FINISHED
Object Sir Alexander Ogilvy of Angus
Sir Alexander Ogilvy of Angus was a Scottish nobleman and military leader noted for his role in early 15th-century clan conflicts in the Highlands.
 E1099819 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Sir Alexander Ogilvy of Angus | Statement: [Battle of Harlaw, commander, Sir Alexander Ogilvy of Angus]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sir Alexander Ogilvy of Angus
Context triple: [Battle of Harlaw, commander, Sir Alexander Ogilvy of Angus]
  • A. Sir Alexander Livingston of Callendar
    Sir Alexander Livingston of Callendar was a powerful 15th-century Scottish noble and guardian of King James II, notorious for his role in the events leading to the infamous Black Dinner.
  • B. Sir Angus Ogilvy
    Sir Angus Ogilvy was a British businessman and member of the royal family by marriage, known as the husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent.
  • C. James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield
    James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield, was a prominent Scottish statesman and nobleman who played a key role in the political negotiations leading to the 1707 Acts of Union between Scotland and England.
  • D. Alexander Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie
    Alexander Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie, was a 19th-century Scottish businessman and Liberal politician who was elevated to the peerage and is notably associated with Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire.
  • E. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty
    Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty was a 17th-century Scottish laird, writer, and translator best known for his eccentric prose and his celebrated translation of Rabelais into English.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sir Alexander Ogilvy of Angus
Target entity description: Sir Alexander Ogilvy of Angus was a Scottish nobleman and military leader noted for his role in early 15th-century clan conflicts in the Highlands.
  • A. Sir Alexander Livingston of Callendar
    Sir Alexander Livingston of Callendar was a powerful 15th-century Scottish noble and guardian of King James II, notorious for his role in the events leading to the infamous Black Dinner.
  • B. Sir Angus Ogilvy
    Sir Angus Ogilvy was a British businessman and member of the royal family by marriage, known as the husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent.
  • C. James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield
    James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield, was a prominent Scottish statesman and nobleman who played a key role in the political negotiations leading to the 1707 Acts of Union between Scotland and England.
  • D. Alexander Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie
    Alexander Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie, was a 19th-century Scottish businessman and Liberal politician who was elevated to the peerage and is notably associated with Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire.
  • E. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty
    Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty was a 17th-century Scottish laird, writer, and translator best known for his eccentric prose and his celebrated translation of Rabelais into English.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Sir Alexander Ogilvy of Angus
Triple: [Battle of Harlaw, commander, Sir Alexander Ogilvy of Angus]
Generated description
Sir Alexander Ogilvy of Angus was a Scottish nobleman and military leader noted for his role in early 15th-century clan conflicts in the Highlands.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d8279402a88190821ffa39ae15bccf elicitation completed
NER batch_69de911398f08190be85bc0a8bef6b1b ner completed
NED1 batch_69fd5bcfa1d88190b59cefd3e305f55f ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69fd5df48f7481909764bc4e23c0b04a ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69fd5d6af9ac8190a37f11b0f8a1db0f nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:18 a.m.