Triple
T1122371
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Straits Settlements |
E24639
|
entity |
| Predicate | followedBy |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Colony of Penang and Malacca within Malayan Union
The Colony of Penang and Malacca within the Malayan Union was a short-lived British colonial administrative unit in post–World War II Malaya that grouped the former Straits Settlements territories of Penang and Malacca under the new Malayan Union framework.
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E24639
|
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: Colony of Penang and Malacca within Malayan Union | Statement: [Straits Settlements, followedBy, Colony of Penang and Malacca within Malayan Union]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colony of Penang and Malacca within Malayan Union Context triple: [Straits Settlements, followedBy, Colony of Penang and Malacca within Malayan Union]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Borneo territories of the British Empire
The Borneo territories of the British Empire were colonial possessions on the island of Borneo, including areas such as British North Borneo (Sabah), Sarawak, and the protectorate of Brunei, administered under British control in Southeast Asia.
- 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: Colony of Penang and Malacca within Malayan Union Triple: [Straits Settlements, followedBy, Colony of Penang and Malacca within Malayan Union]
Generated description
The Colony of Penang and Malacca within the Malayan Union was a short-lived British colonial administrative unit in post–World War II Malaya that grouped the former Straits Settlements territories of Penang and Malacca under the new Malayan Union framework.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colony of Penang and Malacca within Malayan Union Target entity description: The Colony of Penang and Malacca within the Malayan Union was a short-lived British colonial administrative unit in post–World War II Malaya that grouped the former Straits Settlements territories of Penang and Malacca under the new Malayan Union framework.
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A.
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.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Straits Settlements
chosen
The Straits Settlements were a group of British colonial territories in Southeast Asia, including key trading ports such as Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
-
E.
Borneo territories of the British Empire
The Borneo territories of the British Empire were colonial possessions on the island of Borneo, including areas such as British North Borneo (Sabah), Sarawak, and the protectorate of Brunei, administered under British control in Southeast Asia.
- 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_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_69ac539d51848190a9eb9ddaa7e4c6a8 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac54426e3c8190af166a54af44e210 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:37 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac54bb7b148190ba1c8ab2202cf429 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:39 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:44 p.m.