Triple
T15935921
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | office of Governor-General of Ceylon |
E386440
|
entity |
| Predicate | officeHolders |
P9949
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sir Oliver Goonetilleke
Sir Oliver Goonetilleke was a prominent Sri Lankan statesman and civil servant who became the first Ceylonese Governor-General, playing a key role in the country’s transition from British colonial rule to independence.
|
E1185817
|
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: Sir Oliver Goonetilleke | Statement: [office of Governor-General of Ceylon, officeHolders, Sir Oliver Goonetilleke]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Oliver Goonetilleke Context triple: [office of Governor-General of Ceylon, officeHolders, Sir Oliver Goonetilleke]
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A.
William Gopallawa
William Gopallawa was a Sri Lankan statesman who served as the country’s last Governor-General and later as its first non-executive President during the transition from dominion to republic.
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B.
Tony Jayawardena
Tony Jayawardena is a British actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "Chasing Liberty."
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C.
Philip Gunawardena
Philip Gunawardena was a prominent Sri Lankan socialist leader and independence activist often regarded as a key architect of the country’s leftist political movement.
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D.
Mangala Samaraweera
Mangala Samaraweera was a prominent Sri Lankan politician and diplomat who held several key ministerial portfolios, including foreign affairs and finance, and played a major role in post-war reconciliation and international relations.
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E.
Subaskaran Allirajah
Subaskaran Allirajah is a Sri Lankan-born British Tamil entrepreneur and film producer best known as the founder and chairman of the Lyca Group and its film production arm, Lyca Productions.
- 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: Sir Oliver Goonetilleke Triple: [office of Governor-General of Ceylon, officeHolders, Sir Oliver Goonetilleke]
Generated description
Sir Oliver Goonetilleke was a prominent Sri Lankan statesman and civil servant who became the first Ceylonese Governor-General, playing a key role in the country’s transition from British colonial rule to independence.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Oliver Goonetilleke Target entity description: Sir Oliver Goonetilleke was a prominent Sri Lankan statesman and civil servant who became the first Ceylonese Governor-General, playing a key role in the country’s transition from British colonial rule to independence.
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A.
William Gopallawa
William Gopallawa was a Sri Lankan statesman who served as the country’s last Governor-General and later as its first non-executive President during the transition from dominion to republic.
-
B.
Tony Jayawardena
Tony Jayawardena is a British actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "Chasing Liberty."
-
C.
Philip Gunawardena
Philip Gunawardena was a prominent Sri Lankan socialist leader and independence activist often regarded as a key architect of the country’s leftist political movement.
-
D.
Mangala Samaraweera
Mangala Samaraweera was a prominent Sri Lankan politician and diplomat who held several key ministerial portfolios, including foreign affairs and finance, and played a major role in post-war reconciliation and international relations.
-
E.
Subaskaran Allirajah
Subaskaran Allirajah is a Sri Lankan-born British Tamil entrepreneur and film producer best known as the founder and chairman of the Lyca Group and its film production arm, Lyca Productions.
- 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_69d86da750008190987eb26be3f6c118 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e156aa33948190b2d5936d2db0071d |
completed | April 16, 2026, 9:37 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffbe727c348190907c9e7a5db6031d |
completed | May 9, 2026, 11:08 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ffbf3e80b08190899262a9d03c0e93 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 11:11 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ffbfc0d1548190b7d2e9e10e837f0b |
completed | May 9, 2026, 11:14 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:53 a.m.