Triple
T1122369
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Straits Settlements |
E24639
|
entity |
| Predicate | followedBy |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Crown Colony of Singapore
The Crown Colony of Singapore was a British colonial territory established after World War II, marking Singapore’s separation from the Straits Settlements and its direct administration as a distinct crown colony until it gained self-governance and later independence.
|
E130163
|
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: Crown Colony of Singapore | Statement: [Straits Settlements, followedBy, Crown Colony of Singapore]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crown Colony of Singapore Context triple: [Straits Settlements, followedBy, Crown Colony of Singapore]
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A.
Straits Settlements
The Straits Settlements were a group of British colonial territories in Southeast Asia, including key trading ports such as Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
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B.
Federation of Malaya
The Federation of Malaya was a British-formed union of Malay states and settlements on the Malay Peninsula that gained independence in 1957 and later became a core component of modern Malaysia.
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C.
British Malaya
British Malaya was a group of British-controlled territories on the Malay Peninsula and nearby islands that became a major center of rubber and tin production before forming the core of modern Malaysia.
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D.
Federated Malay States
The Federated Malay States was a British protectorate in the Malay Peninsula, comprising several sultanates under indirect colonial rule in the early 20th century.
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E.
Unfederated Malay States
The Unfederated Malay States were a group of British-protected sultanates on the Malay Peninsula that remained administratively separate from the Federated Malay States during the colonial period.
- 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: Crown Colony of Singapore Triple: [Straits Settlements, followedBy, Crown Colony of Singapore]
Generated description
The Crown Colony of Singapore was a British colonial territory established after World War II, marking Singapore’s separation from the Straits Settlements and its direct administration as a distinct crown colony until it gained self-governance and later independence.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crown Colony of Singapore Target entity description: The Crown Colony of Singapore was a British colonial territory established after World War II, marking Singapore’s separation from the Straits Settlements and its direct administration as a distinct crown colony until it gained self-governance and later independence.
-
A.
Straits Settlements
The Straits Settlements were a group of British colonial territories in Southeast Asia, including key trading ports such as Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
-
B.
Federation of Malaya
The Federation of Malaya was a British-formed union of Malay states and settlements on the Malay Peninsula that gained independence in 1957 and later became a core component of modern Malaysia.
-
C.
British Malaya
British Malaya was a group of British-controlled territories on the Malay Peninsula and nearby islands that became a major center of rubber and tin production before forming the core of modern Malaysia.
-
D.
Federated Malay States
The Federated Malay States was a British protectorate in the Malay Peninsula, comprising several sultanates under indirect colonial rule in the early 20th century.
-
E.
Unfederated Malay States
The Unfederated Malay States were a group of British-protected sultanates on the Malay Peninsula that remained administratively separate from the Federated Malay States during the colonial period.
- 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_69a4940712c88190aa244f3fc6070a65 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bbbf71188190b82c8fff9d5ac01a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac59a62b9c8190938b3c571cd8ff5f |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac5a2cae9881908a9cfc09f9ef0968 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:02 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac5b54d1f881909a367d12647eee3f |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:07 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:44 p.m.