Triple
T7125792
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ephraim Williams |
E166056
|
entity |
| Predicate | militaryBranch |
P253
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Provincial militia of Massachusetts Bay |
E252351
|
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: Provincial militia of Massachusetts Bay | Statement: [Ephraim Williams, militaryBranch, Provincial militia of Massachusetts Bay]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Provincial militia of Massachusetts Bay Context triple: [Ephraim Williams, militaryBranch, Provincial militia of Massachusetts Bay]
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A.
Massachusetts state militia
The Massachusetts state militia was a state-organized military force that, in the early 20th century, was frequently deployed to maintain order and protect industrial interests during labor disputes and civil unrest.
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B.
Massachusetts provincial forces
chosen
The Massachusetts provincial forces were colonial-era military units raised by the Province of Massachusetts Bay to fight in conflicts such as the French and Indian War and the early stages of the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Massachusetts Bay Colony militia
The Massachusetts Bay Colony militia was the colonial military force of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, composed of local citizen-soldiers who played a key role in early New England conflicts such as King Philip’s War.
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D.
New England colonial militias
New England colonial militias were locally organized citizen-soldier forces in the American colonies that provided community defense and formed the backbone of early Revolutionary War military resistance.
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E.
Middlesex County militia
The Middlesex County militia was a local colonial-era military unit from Middlesex County, New Jersey, that served as part of the broader New Jersey militia forces, particularly active during the American Revolutionary War.
- 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_69c6888350588190870cd552b427a1cd |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e64d99888190a93c1822e19b5457 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7a3357e548190bb56c31843c69f95 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 9:45 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:44 p.m.