Triple

T7503002
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Battle of Waxhaws E177311 entity
Predicate belligerent P375 FINISHED
Object Thirteen Colonies E69 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Thirteen Colonies | Statement: [Battle of Waxhaws, belligerent, Thirteen Colonies]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Thirteen Colonies
Context triple: [Battle of Waxhaws, belligerent, Thirteen Colonies]
  • A. Thirteen Colonies chosen
    The Thirteen Colonies were the original British settlements along the Atlantic coast of North America that united to declare independence and form the United States.
  • B. United Colonies of America
    The United Colonies of America was the collective name used by the Thirteen American colonies during the early stages of the American Revolution before they formally declared independence as the United States of America.
  • C. New England Colonies
    The New England Colonies were a group of British settlements in northeastern North America known for their Puritan roots, maritime economy, town-based communities, and influential role in early American history.
  • D. British America
    British America was the collective term for Britain’s colonies in North America and the Caribbean prior to the independence of the United States and other territories.
  • E. British colonies
    The British colonies were overseas territories under the sovereignty and administration of the United Kingdom that formed the core of the British Empire and spanned regions across Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c69f2696688190915a8458f2398211 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6f5b32c708190bb3a92d0d949304a ner completed
NED1 batch_69c83c9953e88190a1e0e899f2ddf822 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:44 p.m.