Triple

T6282264
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Francis Drake’s circumnavigation E140807 entity
Predicate territoryClaimedAs P8163 FINISHED
Object Nova Albion
Nova Albion was the name Sir Francis Drake gave to a region on the west coast of North America that he claimed for England during his 16th-century circumnavigation.
E581255 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Nova Albion | Statement: [Francis Drake’s circumnavigation, territoryClaimedAs, Nova Albion]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nova Albion
Context triple: [Francis Drake’s circumnavigation, territoryClaimedAs, Nova Albion]
  • A. Søndre Land
    Søndre Land is a rural municipality in Innlandet county, Norway, known for its forests, lakes, and traditional agricultural landscape.
  • B. Dominion of Newfoundland
    The Dominion of Newfoundland was a self-governing dominion of the British Empire in the early 20th century that later joined Canada as the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • C. Ceilândia
    Ceilândia is a populous administrative region of Brazil’s Federal District, known for its working-class character, vibrant street markets, and strong cultural identity rooted in northeastern Brazilian traditions.
  • D. Zuidland
    Zuidland is a village in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland.
  • E. Colony of Newfoundland
    The Colony of Newfoundland was a British colonial territory on the island of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic, centered on its fishing industry and later becoming part of the Canadian Confederation as the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • 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: Nova Albion
Triple: [Francis Drake’s circumnavigation, territoryClaimedAs, Nova Albion]
Generated description
Nova Albion was the name Sir Francis Drake gave to a region on the west coast of North America that he claimed for England during his 16th-century circumnavigation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nova Albion
Target entity description: Nova Albion was the name Sir Francis Drake gave to a region on the west coast of North America that he claimed for England during his 16th-century circumnavigation.
  • A. Søndre Land
    Søndre Land is a rural municipality in Innlandet county, Norway, known for its forests, lakes, and traditional agricultural landscape.
  • B. Dominion of Newfoundland
    The Dominion of Newfoundland was a self-governing dominion of the British Empire in the early 20th century that later joined Canada as the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • C. Ceilândia
    Ceilândia is a populous administrative region of Brazil’s Federal District, known for its working-class character, vibrant street markets, and strong cultural identity rooted in northeastern Brazilian traditions.
  • D. Zuidland
    Zuidland is a village in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland.
  • E. Colony of Newfoundland
    The Colony of Newfoundland was a British colonial territory on the island of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic, centered on its fishing industry and later becoming part of the Canadian Confederation as the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: territoryClaimedAs
Context triple: [Francis Drake’s circumnavigation, territoryClaimedAs, Nova Albion]
  • A. claimsTerritory
    Indicates that one entity asserts ownership, control, or sovereign rights over a specific geographic area or region.
  • B. sovereigntyClaim
    Indicates a claim by one entity that it possesses supreme authority or governing rights over a territory, population, or domain, regardless of recognition by others.
  • C. kingdomClaimed
    Indicates that an entity has asserted ownership, control, or sovereign authority over a particular kingdom.
  • D. sovereignClaimedBy chosen
    Indicates that a territory or entity is asserted to be under the sovereignty or ultimate authority of a particular claimant.
  • E. acquiredTerritoryFrom
    Indicates that one entity gained control or ownership of a territory that previously belonged to another entity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69c008cd17c8819082b82d3fbeb68047 completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c063f956c08190ae0f198ccbd68b42 completed March 22, 2026, 9:49 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c51962132881909a2eccd1203e03c1 completed March 26, 2026, 11:32 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c51b4803e08190ac067896da3400e5 completed March 26, 2026, 11:40 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c51bf81cfc8190a6f0e4ca74c7ff05 completed March 26, 2026, 11:43 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69c05608a5608190b22a1fdc4060470d completed March 22, 2026, 8:50 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:26 p.m.