Triple
T17350628
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Battle of Machias |
E421801
|
entity |
| Predicate | combatantCommander |
P1698
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Benjamin Foster |
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|
NE ONDG |
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: Benjamin Foster | Statement: [Battle of Machias, combatantCommander, Benjamin Foster]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benjamin Foster Context triple: [Battle of Machias, combatantCommander, Benjamin Foster]
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A.
Samuel J. Crawford
Samuel J. Crawford was the third governor of Kansas, a Civil War officer, and a prominent 19th-century political figure in the state.
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B.
Benjamin C. Howard
Benjamin C. Howard was a 19th-century American lawyer and court reporter best known for serving as the Reporter of Decisions for the U.S. Supreme Court, where he compiled and published the official Howard Reports.
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C.
Calvin C. Morgan
Calvin C. Morgan is a member of the Morgan family, related to John H. Morgan, likely within a historical or genealogical context.
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D.
Thomas Davey
Thomas Davey was a British colonial administrator who served as an early lieutenant-governor of what is now Tasmania during the early 19th century.
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E.
Rufus Buckner
Rufus Buckner is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Buckner surname.
- 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: Benjamin Foster Triple: [Battle of Machias, combatantCommander, Benjamin Foster]
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benjamin Foster Target entity description: Benjamin Foster was an American Revolutionary War militia leader known for helping organize and command colonial forces during the early naval engagement at the Battle of Machias in 1775.
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A.
Samuel J. Crawford
Samuel J. Crawford was the third governor of Kansas, a Civil War officer, and a prominent 19th-century political figure in the state.
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B.
Benjamin C. Howard
Benjamin C. Howard was a 19th-century American lawyer and court reporter best known for serving as the Reporter of Decisions for the U.S. Supreme Court, where he compiled and published the official Howard Reports.
-
C.
Calvin C. Morgan
Calvin C. Morgan is a member of the Morgan family, related to John H. Morgan, likely within a historical or genealogical context.
-
D.
Thomas Davey
Thomas Davey was a British colonial administrator who served as an early lieutenant-governor of what is now Tasmania during the early 19th century.
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E.
Rufus Buckner
Rufus Buckner is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Buckner surname.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69d889d520008190a26917a95bf1c2ea |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e43a2bd0a881909e71c89773d9273c |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0195585e5881909b0ad386b65112ba |
completed | May 11, 2026, 8:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0195c365348190bc5ae9d39094e6f3 |
in_progress | May 11, 2026, 8:39 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:44 a.m.