Triple
T4023149
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Governor of the Straits Settlements |
E91324
|
entity |
| Predicate | lastHolder |
P3710
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sir Shenton Thomas
Sir Shenton Thomas was a British colonial administrator best known as the last Governor of the Straits Settlements, serving during the tumultuous period that included the Japanese invasion in World War II.
|
E406858
|
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: Sir Shenton Thomas | Statement: [Governor of the Straits Settlements, lastHolder, Sir Shenton Thomas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Shenton Thomas Context triple: [Governor of the Straits Settlements, lastHolder, Sir Shenton Thomas]
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A.
Gerald Templer
Gerald Templer was a British field marshal best known for his leadership in counterinsurgency and colonial military campaigns, particularly in Southeast Asia.
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B.
Lionel Wigram
Lionel Wigram is a British film producer and screenwriter known for his work on major studio films such as the Sherlock Holmes series and various Warner Bros. productions.
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C.
Sir Frank Leslie Walcott
Sir Frank Leslie Walcott was a prominent Barbadian trade union leader and politician who played a key role in advancing workers’ rights and social reform in Barbados.
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D.
Sir Thomas Brock
Sir Thomas Brock was a prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century British sculptor best known for his grand public monuments and statues, including major works in London.
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E.
Guy Simonds
Guy Simonds was a prominent Canadian general of the Second World War, noted for his leadership of Canadian forces in major Northwest Europe campaigns.
- 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: Sir Shenton Thomas Triple: [Governor of the Straits Settlements, lastHolder, Sir Shenton Thomas]
Generated description
Sir Shenton Thomas was a British colonial administrator best known as the last Governor of the Straits Settlements, serving during the tumultuous period that included the Japanese invasion in World War II.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Shenton Thomas Target entity description: Sir Shenton Thomas was a British colonial administrator best known as the last Governor of the Straits Settlements, serving during the tumultuous period that included the Japanese invasion in World War II.
-
A.
Gerald Templer
Gerald Templer was a British field marshal best known for his leadership in counterinsurgency and colonial military campaigns, particularly in Southeast Asia.
-
B.
Lionel Wigram
Lionel Wigram is a British film producer and screenwriter known for his work on major studio films such as the Sherlock Holmes series and various Warner Bros. productions.
-
C.
Sir Frank Leslie Walcott
Sir Frank Leslie Walcott was a prominent Barbadian trade union leader and politician who played a key role in advancing workers’ rights and social reform in Barbados.
-
D.
Sir Thomas Brock
Sir Thomas Brock was a prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century British sculptor best known for his grand public monuments and statues, including major works in London.
-
E.
Guy Simonds
Guy Simonds was a prominent Canadian general of the Second World War, noted for his leadership of Canadian forces in major Northwest Europe campaigns.
- 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_69aed9618b04819081750d979d2af098 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeface7a788190a0e4e549a6816f91 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b54c82a33881908eb1b53331b10791 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b54d41fa008190972411203c8a07f2 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b54deeeac881909cc951927e51111f |
completed | March 14, 2026, noon |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:35 p.m.