Triple

T18265421
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney E437470 entity
Predicate father P120 FINISHED
Object William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (2 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: William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk | Statement: [George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, father, William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk
Context triple: [George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, father, William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk]
  • A. William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk chosen
    William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family who rose to prominence during the turbulent political and dynastic struggles of the era.
  • B. Charles Hamilton, Earl of Selkirk
    Charles Hamilton, Earl of Selkirk was a Scottish nobleman of the 17th century, notable as a younger son of the powerful Hamilton ducal family and a participant in the political affairs of his time.
  • C. Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk
    Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, was a Scottish nobleman and philanthropist best known for organizing large-scale Scottish emigration to North America and establishing pioneering agricultural settlements in what is now Canada.
  • D. Sir James Douglas
    Sir James Douglas was a renowned Scottish knight and military leader of the Wars of Scottish Independence, famed as one of Robert the Bruce’s most trusted commanders.
  • E. James Douglas, Earl of Buchan
    James Douglas, Earl of Buchan, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and member of the powerful Douglas family who held the earldom of Buchan during the turbulent late medieval period in Scotland.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (2 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_69d8b913351c8190932b6a426de04b41 completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4ff79851481909a4bbeb14fb00647 completed April 19, 2026, 4:14 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:34 a.m.