Triple

T2527339
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne E56067 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object High Commissioner for Southern Africa E42596 NE FINISHED

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: High Commissioner for Southern Africa | Statement: [William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne, positionHeld, High Commissioner for Southern Africa]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: High Commissioner for Southern Africa
Context triple: [William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne, positionHeld, High Commissioner for Southern Africa]
  • A. High Commissioner for Southern Africa chosen
    The High Commissioner for Southern Africa was a senior British colonial official responsible for overseeing and coordinating imperial administration and policy across territories in the southern African region.
  • B. Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity
    The Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity was the chief administrative officer and leading diplomatic representative of the OAU, responsible for coordinating the policies and activities of the pan-African intergovernmental organization that preceded the African Union.
  • C. Executive Secretary of SADC
    The Executive Secretary of SADC is the chief executive officer of the Southern African Development Community, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and implementing regional policies and programs.
  • D. South African High Commissioner to Mauritius
    The South African High Commissioner to Mauritius is the senior diplomatic representative of South Africa in Mauritius, responsible for managing bilateral relations and representing South African interests in the country.
  • E. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
    The Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs is the senior U.S. diplomat responsible for directing and coordinating American foreign policy and diplomatic relations with countries across the African continent.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 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_69ab4a48e4f081908f1218d244608659 completed March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd257ea908190a010c0b785853546 completed March 7, 2026, 7:23 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69af2bb0658c8190b71e1352dc4f6be3 completed March 9, 2026, 8:21 p.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:46 p.m.