Triple
T878999
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Earl of Douglas |
E18984
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entity |
| Predicate | notableHolder |
P1918
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FINISHED |
| Object |
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 14th-century Scottish noble and military leader who played a key role in the Wars of Scottish Independence and the consolidation of the Douglas family's influence.
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E18984
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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: James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas | Statement: [Earl of Douglas, notableHolder, James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas Context triple: [Earl of Douglas, notableHolder, James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas]
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A.
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and peer whose death without direct heirs led to the famous Douglas Cause inheritance dispute.
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B.
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and head of the powerful Douglas family, influential in the politics and aristocracy of Scotland.
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C.
Earl of Douglas
The Earl of Douglas was a powerful medieval Scottish noble title held by the influential Douglas family, who played a central role in the politics and warfare of Scotland.
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D.
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, was a powerful 16th-century Scottish nobleman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI and played a central role in the turbulent politics following Mary, Queen of Scots’ abdication.
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E.
John Erskine, Earl of Mar
John Erskine, Earl of Mar, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician best known for initiating and commanding the Jacobite rising of 1715 in an effort to restore the Stuart monarchy.
- 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: James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas Triple: [Earl of Douglas, notableHolder, James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas]
Generated description
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 14th-century Scottish noble and military leader who played a key role in the Wars of Scottish Independence and the consolidation of the Douglas family's influence.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas Target entity description: James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 14th-century Scottish noble and military leader who played a key role in the Wars of Scottish Independence and the consolidation of the Douglas family's influence.
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A.
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas was an 18th-century Scottish nobleman and peer whose death without direct heirs led to the famous Douglas Cause inheritance dispute.
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B.
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and head of the powerful Douglas family, influential in the politics and aristocracy of Scotland.
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C.
Earl of Douglas
chosen
The Earl of Douglas was a powerful medieval Scottish noble title held by the influential Douglas family, who played a central role in the politics and warfare of Scotland.
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D.
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, was a powerful 16th-century Scottish nobleman who served as Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI and played a central role in the turbulent politics following Mary, Queen of Scots’ abdication.
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E.
John Erskine, Earl of Mar
John Erskine, Earl of Mar, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician best known for initiating and commanding the Jacobite rising of 1715 in an effort to restore the Stuart monarchy.
- F. None of above.
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_69a4938db1f081909bcd1ad2713b6096 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4acb1dc20819095b9bb093158b60d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac99669a1481909fa42162ffee2d7b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac9a13e9548190ae1fbfeba3326cd5 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac9a96d4f081908e608a3f247bbfb2 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.