Triple
T16221839
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force |
E393745
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCommander |
P1197
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sir John Nixon
Sir John Nixon was a British Indian Army general best known for commanding British forces in Mesopotamia during the First World War, including the ill-fated campaign that led to the Siege of Kut.
|
E1200466
|
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 John Nixon | Statement: [Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, notableCommander, Sir John Nixon]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir John Nixon Context triple: [Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, notableCommander, Sir John Nixon]
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A.
Sir John Aiken
Sir John Aiken was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to high command, including leadership of RAF Bomber Command.
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B.
Sir John Phipps
Sir John Phipps was a British diplomat and civil servant known for his service in the United Kingdom’s foreign affairs administration.
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C.
Sir George Milne
Sir George Milne was a British Army officer and field marshal who held several high-ranking commands, including senior leadership roles in World War I and the interwar period.
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D.
Sir Archibald Hay
Sir Archibald Hay was a Scottish nobleman and public figure who served as the monarch’s chief representative in Elginshire.
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E.
Sir William Drysdale
Sir William Drysdale was a notable bearer of the Drysdale surname, recognized for his prominence and distinction associated with the name.
- 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 John Nixon Triple: [Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, notableCommander, Sir John Nixon]
Generated description
Sir John Nixon was a British Indian Army general best known for commanding British forces in Mesopotamia during the First World War, including the ill-fated campaign that led to the Siege of Kut.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir John Nixon Target entity description: Sir John Nixon was a British Indian Army general best known for commanding British forces in Mesopotamia during the First World War, including the ill-fated campaign that led to the Siege of Kut.
-
A.
Sir John Aiken
Sir John Aiken was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to high command, including leadership of RAF Bomber Command.
-
B.
Sir John Phipps
Sir John Phipps was a British diplomat and civil servant known for his service in the United Kingdom’s foreign affairs administration.
-
C.
Sir George Milne
Sir George Milne was a British Army officer and field marshal who held several high-ranking commands, including senior leadership roles in World War I and the interwar period.
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D.
Sir Archibald Hay
Sir Archibald Hay was a Scottish nobleman and public figure who served as the monarch’s chief representative in Elginshire.
-
E.
Sir William Drysdale
Sir William Drysdale was a notable bearer of the Drysdale surname, recognized for his prominence and distinction associated with the name.
- 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_69d87f204df88190a8f88923decf9835 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e227fcf058819099d5ff965cc2c267 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 12:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00079a5c1481909485e1b4a41f5d2c |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0008d53b6081908d66b2c09e8b2565 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00096cabec81908fec25052e9cf4f8 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:28 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:03 a.m.