Triple
T3076639
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas |
E64152
|
entity |
| Predicate | successor |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Archibald Douglas (claimant in the Douglas Cause)
Archibald Douglas was the central figure in the 18th-century Scottish legal battle known as the Douglas Cause, which contested his right to inherit the vast Douglas estates.
|
E325611
|
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: Archibald Douglas (claimant in the Douglas Cause) | Statement: [James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas, successor, Archibald Douglas (claimant in the Douglas Cause)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Archibald Douglas (claimant in the Douglas Cause) Context triple: [James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas, successor, Archibald Douglas (claimant in the Douglas Cause)]
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A.
Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas
Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and military leader who played a major role in the turbulent politics and warfare of late medieval Scotland.
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B.
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish noble and magnate whose rivalry with the crown played a central role in the turbulent politics of late medieval Scotland.
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C.
Archibald the Grim, 3rd Earl of Douglas
Archibald the Grim, 3rd Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 14th-century Scottish noble and military leader renowned for his fierce reputation and key role in the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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D.
James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas
James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate whose conflict with King James II led to his murder and the downfall of the Black Douglas family.
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E.
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish noble whose rebellion against King James II led to the downfall and forfeiture of the once-dominant Black Douglas family.
- 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: Archibald Douglas (claimant in the Douglas Cause) Triple: [James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas, successor, Archibald Douglas (claimant in the Douglas Cause)]
Generated description
Archibald Douglas was the central figure in the 18th-century Scottish legal battle known as the Douglas Cause, which contested his right to inherit the vast Douglas estates.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Archibald Douglas (claimant in the Douglas Cause) Target entity description: Archibald Douglas was the central figure in the 18th-century Scottish legal battle known as the Douglas Cause, which contested his right to inherit the vast Douglas estates.
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A.
Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas
Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and military leader who played a major role in the turbulent politics and warfare of late medieval Scotland.
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B.
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish noble and magnate whose rivalry with the crown played a central role in the turbulent politics of late medieval Scotland.
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C.
Archibald the Grim, 3rd Earl of Douglas
Archibald the Grim, 3rd Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 14th-century Scottish noble and military leader renowned for his fierce reputation and key role in the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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D.
James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas
James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish nobleman and magnate whose conflict with King James II led to his murder and the downfall of the Black Douglas family.
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E.
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish noble whose rebellion against King James II led to the downfall and forfeiture of the once-dominant Black Douglas family.
- 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_69ad857a8aec8190bfdfd9c14554ac5a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ada1a5b4108190979654b459990afd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b1f889e7fc8190858845221998f321 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 11:19 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b1fc3dc05081909e31da44fb8b37c7 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 11:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b1fd2088388190b405726e7869e112 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 11:39 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:02 p.m.