Triple
T6311414
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Battle of Kontum |
E141511
|
entity |
| Predicate | commander |
P1061
|
FINISHED |
| Object | John Paul Vann |
E567232
|
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: John Paul Vann | Statement: [Battle of Kontum, commander, John Paul Vann]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Paul Vann Context triple: [Battle of Kontum, commander, John Paul Vann]
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A.
Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann
chosen
Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann was a controversial and influential U.S. Army officer and later civilian adviser in Vietnam, known for his outspoken criticism of American strategy and his prominent role in early counterinsurgency efforts.
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B.
James W. McCord Jr.
James W. McCord Jr. was a former CIA officer and security coordinator whose role in the Watergate break-in and subsequent revelations helped expose the broader Nixon administration scandal.
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C.
John D. Hooker
John D. Hooker was an American businessman and philanthropist best known for funding the construction of the 100-inch Hooker Telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory.
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D.
Robert B. Anderson
Robert B. Anderson was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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E.
Ellsworth Bunker
Ellsworth Bunker was an American diplomat best known for his influential role in U.S. foreign policy during the Vietnam War era and for serving as ambassador to several key countries.
- 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_69c008d00efc8190a36c05b4b4a3bf4b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0649d1e048190a3fc7fbce9d2ee57 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c5e461e2ec8190af7198a03edb1ff7 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:58 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:28 p.m.