Triple
T8767310
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Old Mortality |
E208368
|
entity |
| Predicate | featuresCharacter |
P626
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Balfour of Burley
John Balfour of Burley is a fictionalized version of the historical Covenanter and militant Presbyterian leader John Balfour of Kinloch, depicted as a zealous and fanatical figure in Sir Walter Scott’s novel "Old Mortality."
|
E769934
|
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: John Balfour of Burley | Statement: [Old Mortality, featuresCharacter, John Balfour of Burley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Balfour of Burley Context triple: [Old Mortality, featuresCharacter, John Balfour of Burley]
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A.
John Cockburn of Ormiston
John Cockburn of Ormiston was a Scottish landowner and agricultural improver of the early 18th century, noted for pioneering modern farming practices on his Ormiston estate in East Lothian.
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B.
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and military commander of the early 15th century who notably fought for France during the Hundred Years’ War and was killed at the Battle of Verneuil in 1424.
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C.
John Graham of Claverhouse
John Graham of Claverhouse was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and soldier, later titled Viscount Dundee, notorious for his role in suppressing Covenanters during the religious conflicts in Scotland.
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D.
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan—known as the "Wolf of Badenoch"—was a notoriously lawless 14th-century Scottish nobleman and son of King Robert II, infamous for his brutal raids and destruction in the Highlands.
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E.
Sir John Wedderburn of Ballendean
Sir John Wedderburn of Ballendean was an 18th-century Scottish landowner and baronet whose name was later given to the community of Wedderburn in Oregon.
- 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: John Balfour of Burley Triple: [Old Mortality, featuresCharacter, John Balfour of Burley]
Generated description
John Balfour of Burley is a fictionalized version of the historical Covenanter and militant Presbyterian leader John Balfour of Kinloch, depicted as a zealous and fanatical figure in Sir Walter Scott’s novel "Old Mortality."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Balfour of Burley Target entity description: John Balfour of Burley is a fictionalized version of the historical Covenanter and militant Presbyterian leader John Balfour of Kinloch, depicted as a zealous and fanatical figure in Sir Walter Scott’s novel "Old Mortality."
-
A.
John Cockburn of Ormiston
John Cockburn of Ormiston was a Scottish landowner and agricultural improver of the early 18th century, noted for pioneering modern farming practices on his Ormiston estate in East Lothian.
-
B.
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and military commander of the early 15th century who notably fought for France during the Hundred Years’ War and was killed at the Battle of Verneuil in 1424.
-
C.
John Graham of Claverhouse
John Graham of Claverhouse was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and soldier, later titled Viscount Dundee, notorious for his role in suppressing Covenanters during the religious conflicts in Scotland.
-
D.
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan—known as the "Wolf of Badenoch"—was a notoriously lawless 14th-century Scottish nobleman and son of King Robert II, infamous for his brutal raids and destruction in the Highlands.
-
E.
Sir John Wedderburn of Ballendean
Sir John Wedderburn of Ballendean was an 18th-century Scottish landowner and baronet whose name was later given to the community of Wedderburn in Oregon.
- 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_69ca835df7e08190ac875664cca8f9ca |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc5eeae70c8190adc2bc2846da0fbf |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfc921d3408190a2f823473bf9b4bc |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfcccaea508190ac9c0b2d2b496c5c |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfcd1dd12881909d250c08feeb9fbf |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:22 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:41 p.m.