Triple

T5856448

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Malayan Union	`E130164`	entity
Predicate	flag	`P401`	FINISHED
Object	Flag of the Malayan Union The Flag of the Malayan Union was a short-lived colonial-era banner featuring horizontal stripes and a central Union Jack, symbolizing British authority over the Malayan territories from 1946 to 1948.	`E550999`	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: Flag of the Malayan Union | Statement: [Malayan Union, flag, Flag of the Malayan Union]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Flag of the Malayan Union
Context triple: [Malayan Union, flag, Flag of the Malayan Union]

A. Flag of South East Asia Command
The Flag of South East Asia Command was the distinctive ensign used by the Allied military command responsible for operations in the Southeast Asian theatre during World War II.
B. Flag of the Governor of the Straits Settlements
The Flag of the Governor of the Straits Settlements was a British colonial gubernatorial standard featuring the Union Jack defaced with the badge of the Straits Settlements, used by the governor during the period of British rule in Southeast Asia.
C. Flag of Malaysia
The Flag of Malaysia, known as "Jalur Gemilang," features 14 red and white stripes and a blue canton with a yellow crescent and 14-point star symbolizing the country's states, federal territories, and Islamic heritage.
D. Flag of Ceylon
The Flag of Ceylon was the national flag used by the British Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from independence in 1948 until the country became a republic in 1972.
E. Flag of the Governor of British Ceylon
The Flag of the Governor of British Ceylon was the official standard used by the British colonial governor in Ceylon, typically featuring the Union Jack defaced with the colony’s emblem to symbolize imperial authority.
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: Flag of the Malayan Union
Triple: [Malayan Union, flag, Flag of the Malayan Union]

Generated description

The Flag of the Malayan Union was a short-lived colonial-era banner featuring horizontal stripes and a central Union Jack, symbolizing British authority over the Malayan territories from 1946 to 1948.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Flag of the Malayan Union
Target entity description: The Flag of the Malayan Union was a short-lived colonial-era banner featuring horizontal stripes and a central Union Jack, symbolizing British authority over the Malayan territories from 1946 to 1948.

A. Flag of South East Asia Command
The Flag of South East Asia Command was the distinctive ensign used by the Allied military command responsible for operations in the Southeast Asian theatre during World War II.
B. Flag of the Governor of the Straits Settlements
The Flag of the Governor of the Straits Settlements was a British colonial gubernatorial standard featuring the Union Jack defaced with the badge of the Straits Settlements, used by the governor during the period of British rule in Southeast Asia.
C. Flag of Malaysia
The Flag of Malaysia, known as "Jalur Gemilang," features 14 red and white stripes and a blue canton with a yellow crescent and 14-point star symbolizing the country's states, federal territories, and Islamic heritage.
D. Flag of Ceylon
The Flag of Ceylon was the national flag used by the British Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from independence in 1948 until the country became a republic in 1972.
E. Flag of the Governor of British Ceylon
The Flag of the Governor of British Ceylon was the official standard used by the British colonial governor in Ceylon, typically featuring the Union Jack defaced with the colony’s emblem to symbolize imperial authority.
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_69c0084de39081909eb34e6bed74215a`	completed	March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69c03555cd6081908b0307decd60d2bc`	completed	March 22, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69c0a1c00a8881908570f7127418e7ff`	completed	March 23, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69c0a346bea08190880f30866429791d`	completed	March 23, 2026, 2:19 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69c0a3d162908190b0249f0ce620eda0`	completed	March 23, 2026, 2:22 a.m.

Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:55 p.m.