Triple

T19306513

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	John Clerk-Maxwell of Middlebie	`E482845`	entity
Predicate	positionHeld	`P8`	FINISHED
Object	laird of Middlebie	`—`	NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: laird of Middlebie | Statement: [John Clerk-Maxwell of Middlebie, positionHeld, laird of Middlebie]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: laird of Middlebie
Context triple: [John Clerk-Maxwell of Middlebie, positionHeld, laird of Middlebie]

A. Laird of Kinnaird
The Laird of Kinnaird is the hereditary Scottish landowning lord associated with the Kinnaird estate, historically held by members of the Carnegie family.
B. laird of Balnamoon
The laird of Balnamoon was the hereditary Scottish landowner and chief of the Balnamoon estate, a title held by members of the Carnegie family.
C. Maclean of Pennycross
Maclean of Pennycross is a distinguished cadet branch of the historic Scottish Clan Maclean, traditionally associated with the Isle of Mull and the Hebrides.
D. Campbell of Inverawe
Campbell of Inverawe is a historic Highland branch of Clan Campbell, known for its ancestral seat at Inverawe House and its associated legends and military connections.
E. Maclean of Brolas
Maclean of Brolas is a distinguished cadet branch of the Scottish Highland Clan Maclean, historically associated with the Isle of Mull and the clan’s traditional warrior aristocracy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: laird of Middlebie
Target entity description: The laird of Middlebie was the Scottish landed proprietor and local feudal superior of the Middlebie estate in Dumfriesshire.

A. Laird of Kinnaird
The Laird of Kinnaird is the hereditary Scottish landowning lord associated with the Kinnaird estate, historically held by members of the Carnegie family.
B. laird of Balnamoon
The laird of Balnamoon was the hereditary Scottish landowner and chief of the Balnamoon estate, a title held by members of the Carnegie family.
C. Maclean of Pennycross
Maclean of Pennycross is a distinguished cadet branch of the historic Scottish Clan Maclean, traditionally associated with the Isle of Mull and the Hebrides.
D. Campbell of Inverawe
Campbell of Inverawe is a historic Highland branch of Clan Campbell, known for its ancestral seat at Inverawe House and its associated legends and military connections.
E. Maclean of Brolas
Maclean of Brolas is a distinguished cadet branch of the Scottish Highland Clan Maclean, historically associated with the Isle of Mull and the clan’s traditional warrior aristocracy.
F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69d8e8d04d5c8190baa816986f2b1d1e`	completed	April 10, 2026, 12:10 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69e604c84fe08190869463bdd0324160`	completed	April 20, 2026, 10:49 a.m.

Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:31 p.m.