Triple
T21984616
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sir Robert Thompson |
E542924
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Permanent Secretary for Defence, Federation of Malaya |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Permanent Secretary for Defence, Federation of Malaya | Statement: [Sir Robert Thompson, positionHeld, Permanent Secretary for Defence, Federation of Malaya]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Permanent Secretary for Defence, Federation of Malaya Context triple: [Sir Robert Thompson, positionHeld, Permanent Secretary for Defence, Federation of Malaya]
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A.
Chief Secretary of the Federation of Malaya
The Chief Secretary of the Federation of Malaya was the highest-ranking civil servant and principal administrative officer in the federal government of the Federation of Malaya during the late colonial and early independence period.
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B.
High Commissioner for Malaya
The High Commissioner for Malaya was the chief British colonial administrator and de facto head of government in Malaya during the late colonial period, particularly noted for overseeing policies during the Malayan Emergency.
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C.
General Officer Commanding Malaya Command
The General Officer Commanding Malaya Command was the senior British Army post responsible for overseeing land forces and defense operations in British Malaya, particularly during the Second World War.
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D.
Surveyor-General of the Straits Settlements
The Surveyor-General of the Straits Settlements was the senior colonial official responsible for overseeing public works, surveying, and infrastructure development in the British Straits Settlements in Southeast Asia.
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E.
High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States
The High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States was the chief British colonial administrator overseeing the governance and coordination of the Federated Malay States in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Permanent Secretary for Defence, Federation of Malaya Target entity description: The Permanent Secretary for Defence of the Federation of Malaya was the senior civil service official responsible for overseeing the administration and implementation of the country's defence policies during the late colonial and early independence period.
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A.
Chief Secretary of the Federation of Malaya
The Chief Secretary of the Federation of Malaya was the highest-ranking civil servant and principal administrative officer in the federal government of the Federation of Malaya during the late colonial and early independence period.
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B.
High Commissioner for Malaya
The High Commissioner for Malaya was the chief British colonial administrator and de facto head of government in Malaya during the late colonial period, particularly noted for overseeing policies during the Malayan Emergency.
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C.
General Officer Commanding Malaya Command
The General Officer Commanding Malaya Command was the senior British Army post responsible for overseeing land forces and defense operations in British Malaya, particularly during the Second World War.
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D.
Surveyor-General of the Straits Settlements
The Surveyor-General of the Straits Settlements was the senior colonial official responsible for overseeing public works, surveying, and infrastructure development in the British Straits Settlements in Southeast Asia.
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E.
High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States
The High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States was the chief British colonial administrator overseeing the governance and coordination of the Federated Malay States in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69e0c48136b081908831fa907cc02e18 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:14 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f12708cdcc81909511d9f81bd8f20e |
completed | April 28, 2026, 9:30 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:04 p.m.