Triple

T1757818

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Bennet C. Riley	`E38589`	entity
Predicate	positionHeld	`P8`	FINISHED
Object	Military Governor of California The Military Governor of California was the U.S. Army officer who exercised executive authority over California during the transitional period following the Mexican–American War and before the establishment of formal civil government.	`E196658`	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: Military Governor of California | Statement: [Bennet C. Riley, positionHeld, Military Governor of California]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Military Governor of California
Context triple: [Bennet C. Riley, positionHeld, Military Governor of California]

A. Governor of Las Californias
The Governor of Las Californias was the chief Spanish colonial official overseeing civil and military administration in the vast province that once encompassed present-day California and Baja California.
B. Lieutenant Governor of California
The Lieutenant Governor of California is the state's second-highest executive officer, who serves as acting governor when the governor is absent and holds roles on key state boards and commissions.
C. Secretary of State of California
The Secretary of State of California is a statewide constitutional officer responsible for overseeing elections, maintaining business and public records, and safeguarding the state's official documents.
D. State Controller of California
The State Controller of California is the state's chief fiscal officer, responsible for overseeing public funds, auditing government agencies, and serving on key financial and oversight boards.
E. Governor of California
The Governor of California is the elected chief executive of the U.S. state of California, responsible for overseeing the state government, implementing laws, and guiding public policy.
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: Military Governor of California
Triple: [Bennet C. Riley, positionHeld, Military Governor of California]

Generated description

The Military Governor of California was the U.S. Army officer who exercised executive authority over California during the transitional period following the Mexican–American War and before the establishment of formal civil government.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Military Governor of California
Target entity description: The Military Governor of California was the U.S. Army officer who exercised executive authority over California during the transitional period following the Mexican–American War and before the establishment of formal civil government.

A. Governor of Las Californias
The Governor of Las Californias was the chief Spanish colonial official overseeing civil and military administration in the vast province that once encompassed present-day California and Baja California.
B. Lieutenant Governor of California
The Lieutenant Governor of California is the state's second-highest executive officer, who serves as acting governor when the governor is absent and holds roles on key state boards and commissions.
C. Secretary of State of California
The Secretary of State of California is a statewide constitutional officer responsible for overseeing elections, maintaining business and public records, and safeguarding the state's official documents.
D. State Controller of California
The State Controller of California is the state's chief fiscal officer, responsible for overseeing public funds, auditing government agencies, and serving on key financial and oversight boards.
E. Governor of California
The Governor of California is the elected chief executive of the U.S. state of California, responsible for overseeing the state government, implementing laws, and guiding public policy.
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_69a8862bdb2081908aefe831c8aa8017`	completed	March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69aa643e3d7c8190b210edb73fcc68c0`	completed	March 6, 2026, 5:21 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69ada0ec80f48190bcdc92e5ed4e44e6`	completed	March 8, 2026, 4:16 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69ada1e3587c8190bca329c68ff31c41`	completed	March 8, 2026, 4:20 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69ada2977bfc8190ad028e17184fccaa`	completed	March 8, 2026, 4:23 p.m.

Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:31 p.m.