Triple
T1686749
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Battle of Kings Mountain |
E36458
|
entity |
| Predicate | commander |
P1061
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Johnston
James Johnston was a militia officer who played a leadership role on the Patriot side during the American Revolutionary War, notably at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
|
E252113
|
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 Johnston | Statement: [Battle of Kings Mountain, commander, James Johnston]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Johnston Context triple: [Battle of Kings Mountain, commander, James Johnston]
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A.
James Johnstone
James Johnstone was a British newspaper proprietor best known for establishing the London daily newspaper that became the Evening Standard.
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B.
William Ferguson
William Ferguson was an Aboriginal Australian civil rights leader and activist who played a key role in organizing early campaigns for Indigenous rights and equality in the 20th century.
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C.
James Fleming
James Fleming is a relatively common personal name shared by various individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.
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D.
William McSweeny
William McSweeny is an author best known for co-writing the autobiography "Go Up for Glory" with basketball legend Bill Russell.
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E.
James Finlayson
James Finlayson was a Scottish-born character actor best known for his comic roles in silent and early sound films, particularly his frequent collaborations with the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy.
- 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 Johnston Triple: [Battle of Kings Mountain, commander, James Johnston]
Generated description
James Johnston was a militia officer who played a leadership role on the Patriot side during the American Revolutionary War, notably at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Johnston Target entity description: James Johnston was a militia officer who played a leadership role on the Patriot side during the American Revolutionary War, notably at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
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A.
James Johnstone
James Johnstone was a British newspaper proprietor best known for establishing the London daily newspaper that became the Evening Standard.
-
B.
William Ferguson
William Ferguson was an Aboriginal Australian civil rights leader and activist who played a key role in organizing early campaigns for Indigenous rights and equality in the 20th century.
-
C.
James Fleming
James Fleming is a relatively common personal name shared by various individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.
-
D.
William McSweeny
William McSweeny is an author best known for co-writing the autobiography "Go Up for Glory" with basketball legend Bill Russell.
-
E.
James Finlayson
James Finlayson was a Scottish-born character actor best known for his comic roles in silent and early sound films, particularly his frequent collaborations with the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy.
- 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_69a886151508819084fa7f1ce6e05577 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa6293c368819094ab0f615e418647 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae7ed8b7a08190a39f4b90fbf68cd9 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae7f701cc48190a5ca5320ac15117d |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae7ff1fb748190961febf3790f03cf |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:08 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:29 p.m.