Triple

T19587783
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject African Association E470147 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object John Maitland
John Maitland was a historical figure known for his role in establishing the African Association, an early organization focused on exploring and understanding the African continent.
E1385610 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: John Maitland | Statement: [African Association, foundedBy, John Maitland]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Maitland
Context triple: [African Association, foundedBy, John Maitland]
  • A. John Erskine, Earl of Mar
    John Erskine, Earl of Mar, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician best known for initiating and commanding the Jacobite rising of 1715 in an effort to restore the Stuart monarchy.
  • B. John Erskine, Earl of Mar
    John Erskine, Earl of Mar, was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and regent who played a key role in the political and religious conflicts of Scotland during the reigns of Mary, Queen of Scots, and James VI.
  • C. John Stewart, Earl of Mar
    John Stewart, Earl of Mar, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and royal prince, notable as a younger son of King James II of Scotland and a member of the influential Stewart dynasty.
  • D. James Douglas, Earl of Buchan
    James Douglas, Earl of Buchan, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and member of the powerful Douglas family who held the earldom of Buchan during the turbulent late medieval period in Scotland.
  • E. James Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus
    James Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of late medieval Scotland.
  • 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: John Maitland
Triple: [African Association, foundedBy, John Maitland]
Generated description
John Maitland was a historical figure known for his role in establishing the African Association, an early organization focused on exploring and understanding the African continent.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Maitland
Target entity description: John Maitland was a historical figure known for his role in establishing the African Association, an early organization focused on exploring and understanding the African continent.
  • A. John Erskine, Earl of Mar
    John Erskine, Earl of Mar, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician best known for initiating and commanding the Jacobite rising of 1715 in an effort to restore the Stuart monarchy.
  • B. John Erskine, Earl of Mar
    John Erskine, Earl of Mar, was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman and regent who played a key role in the political and religious conflicts of Scotland during the reigns of Mary, Queen of Scots, and James VI.
  • C. John Stewart, Earl of Mar
    John Stewart, Earl of Mar, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and royal prince, notable as a younger son of King James II of Scotland and a member of the influential Stewart dynasty.
  • D. James Douglas, Earl of Buchan
    James Douglas, Earl of Buchan, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman and member of the powerful Douglas family who held the earldom of Buchan during the turbulent late medieval period in Scotland.
  • E. James Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus
    James Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus, was a prominent 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate who played a significant role in the turbulent politics of late medieval Scotland.
  • 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_69d8e510024481908415c0d616fa6186 completed April 10, 2026, 11:54 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e64052f61c81908bb49927d4246030 completed April 20, 2026, 3:03 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a075f12fe008190bf2aaf7c63c44467 completed May 15, 2026, 5:59 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0760583b588190b8f648acc26bc1ae completed May 15, 2026, 6:05 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0761223cc081908e08a33eda54d222 completed May 15, 2026, 6:08 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:43 p.m.