Triple
T6713083
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Red River Colony |
E153194
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableLeader |
P304
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield
Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield was a prominent early 19th-century Scottish-Canadian fur trader and political figure who played a key leadership role in the development and governance of the Red River Colony.
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E613512
|
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: Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield | Statement: [Red River Colony, notableLeader, Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield Context triple: [Red River Colony, notableLeader, Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield]
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A.
William McGillivray
William McGillivray was a prominent Canadian fur trader and businessman who became a leading figure in the North West Company during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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B.
John Macpherson
John Macpherson was a British colonial administrator who briefly served as acting Governor-General of Bengal in the late 18th century.
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C.
Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
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D.
Lachlan McIntosh
Lachlan McIntosh was a Scottish-born American military and political leader who served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and became a prominent figure in early Georgia history.
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E.
James Lumsden
James Lumsden was a Scottish stationer and civic figure from Glasgow, known for his successful family business and service as Lord Provost in the 19th century.
- 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: Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield Triple: [Red River Colony, notableLeader, Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield]
Generated description
Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield was a prominent early 19th-century Scottish-Canadian fur trader and political figure who played a key leadership role in the development and governance of the Red River Colony.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield Target entity description: Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield was a prominent early 19th-century Scottish-Canadian fur trader and political figure who played a key leadership role in the development and governance of the Red River Colony.
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A.
William McGillivray
William McGillivray was a prominent Canadian fur trader and businessman who became a leading figure in the North West Company during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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B.
John Macpherson
John Macpherson was a British colonial administrator who briefly served as acting Governor-General of Bengal in the late 18th century.
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C.
Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
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D.
Lachlan McIntosh
Lachlan McIntosh was a Scottish-born American military and political leader who served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and became a prominent figure in early Georgia history.
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E.
James Lumsden
James Lumsden was a Scottish stationer and civic figure from Glasgow, known for his successful family business and service as Lord Provost in the 19th century.
- 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_69c68809b4608190a2509ddb5ab87f05 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d121a92c8190a03f384a8aba84da |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c700948788819087f9b466be337286 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:11 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c703ad7e0c81908da32c96806f3b07 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:24 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7042f23408190b06faafcb3251276 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:07 p.m.