Triple
T3177135
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Governor of Bombay |
E66490
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeldBy |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Fergusson
James Fergusson was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and politician who served in several high-ranking imperial posts, including as a governor in British India.
|
E333847
|
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: James Fergusson | Statement: [Governor of Bombay, positionHeldBy, James Fergusson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Fergusson Context triple: [Governor of Bombay, positionHeldBy, James Fergusson]
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A.
Robert Fergusson
Robert Fergusson was an 18th-century Scottish poet whose vivid vernacular verse and depictions of Edinburgh life strongly influenced later writers, including Robert Burns.
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B.
Archibald Campbell Tait
Archibald Campbell Tait was a 19th-century Archbishop of Canterbury known for his role in guiding the Church of England through significant religious and social reforms.
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C.
William Sharp
William Sharp was a Scottish poet, biographer, and literary figure of the late 19th century, also known for publishing mystical and Celtic-themed works under the pseudonym Fiona Macleod.
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D.
John Carr Munro
John Carr Munro was a Canadian politician who served as a longtime Member of Parliament from Hamilton, Ontario, and held several federal cabinet positions.
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E.
Gustav Hamilton
Gustav Hamilton was a 17th-century Scottish-born Swedish military officer and nobleman known for his service in the Swedish army and governance roles in the Baltic region.
- 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: James Fergusson Triple: [Governor of Bombay, positionHeldBy, James Fergusson]
Generated description
James Fergusson was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and politician who served in several high-ranking imperial posts, including as a governor in British India.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Fergusson Target entity description: James Fergusson was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and politician who served in several high-ranking imperial posts, including as a governor in British India.
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A.
Robert Fergusson
Robert Fergusson was an 18th-century Scottish poet whose vivid vernacular verse and depictions of Edinburgh life strongly influenced later writers, including Robert Burns.
-
B.
Archibald Campbell Tait
Archibald Campbell Tait was a 19th-century Archbishop of Canterbury known for his role in guiding the Church of England through significant religious and social reforms.
-
C.
William Sharp
William Sharp was a Scottish poet, biographer, and literary figure of the late 19th century, also known for publishing mystical and Celtic-themed works under the pseudonym Fiona Macleod.
-
D.
John Carr Munro
John Carr Munro was a Canadian politician who served as a longtime Member of Parliament from Hamilton, Ontario, and held several federal cabinet positions.
-
E.
Gustav Hamilton
Gustav Hamilton was a 17th-century Scottish-born Swedish military officer and nobleman known for his service in the Swedish army and governance roles in the Baltic region.
- 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_69ad8586a34c8190944c63ec11a8de1a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ada69c2edc81908bfd23a1d5ce970e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b235f5ace88190b6bd16ec240240c0 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 3:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b23751b6b48190a01902748cb40ece |
completed | March 12, 2026, 3:47 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b237e35dc081908b53fa02fdde0031 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 3:49 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:06 p.m.