Triple
T1103374
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Charles Townshend |
E25431
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Paymaster of the Forces |
E1999
|
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: Paymaster of the Forces | Statement: [Charles Townshend, positionHeld, Paymaster of the Forces]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paymaster of the Forces Context triple: [Charles Townshend, positionHeld, Paymaster of the Forces]
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A.
Paymaster of the Forces
chosen
Paymaster of the Forces was a senior British government office responsible for managing and disbursing funds for the army.
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B.
The Spearhead
The Spearhead is the nickname of the U.S. 5th Marine Division, a World War II Marine Corps unit renowned for its pivotal role in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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C.
Special Force
Special Force, better known as the Chindits, was a British India–based long-range penetration commando force that conducted deep-raid operations behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
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D.
Chief Commander
Chief Commander is the highest grade of the U.S. Legion of Merit, typically awarded to heads of state or government for exceptionally meritorious conduct.
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E.
Secretary at War
The Secretary at War was a British government official responsible for the administration and oversight of the Army, particularly its personnel and organizational matters, before the role was absorbed into the War Office.
- 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_69a49428d4448190b3b36991ceae87ce |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b9c375848190baec4d534f489616 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac4c4a402081908ee138257425a336 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:03 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m.