Triple
T5023637
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Federated Malay States |
E112917
|
entity |
| Predicate | colonialAdministration |
P1829
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
British Resident system
The British Resident system was a colonial governance arrangement in the Federated Malay States whereby British officials, styled Residents, exercised decisive administrative authority while local rulers retained nominal sovereignty.
|
E486133
|
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: British Resident system | Statement: [Federated Malay States, colonialAdministration, British Resident system]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Resident system Context triple: [Federated Malay States, colonialAdministration, British Resident system]
-
A.
Hong Kong under British rule
Hong Kong under British rule was a British Crown colony and major Asian trading and financial hub governed by the United Kingdom from the mid-19th century until its 1997 handover to China.
-
B.
British protectorate
A British protectorate was a type of colonial relationship in which a territory retained its local rulers and internal administration but was under the control and protection of the British Empire in matters such as foreign policy and defense.
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C.
Crown Colony of Singapore
The Crown Colony of Singapore was a British colonial territory established after World War II, marking Singapore’s separation from the Straits Settlements and its direct administration as a distinct crown colony until it gained self-governance and later independence.
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D.
Crown colony
A Crown colony was a type of British colonial administration directly governed by the Crown through an appointed governor, with limited or no local self-government.
-
E.
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.
- 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: British Resident system Triple: [Federated Malay States, colonialAdministration, British Resident system]
Generated description
The British Resident system was a colonial governance arrangement in the Federated Malay States whereby British officials, styled Residents, exercised decisive administrative authority while local rulers retained nominal sovereignty.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Resident system Target entity description: The British Resident system was a colonial governance arrangement in the Federated Malay States whereby British officials, styled Residents, exercised decisive administrative authority while local rulers retained nominal sovereignty.
-
A.
Hong Kong under British rule
Hong Kong under British rule was a British Crown colony and major Asian trading and financial hub governed by the United Kingdom from the mid-19th century until its 1997 handover to China.
-
B.
British protectorate
A British protectorate was a type of colonial relationship in which a territory retained its local rulers and internal administration but was under the control and protection of the British Empire in matters such as foreign policy and defense.
-
C.
Crown Colony of Singapore
The Crown Colony of Singapore was a British colonial territory established after World War II, marking Singapore’s separation from the Straits Settlements and its direct administration as a distinct crown colony until it gained self-governance and later independence.
-
D.
Crown colony
A Crown colony was a type of British colonial administration directly governed by the Crown through an appointed governor, with limited or no local self-government.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69bd4435c2f48190be593158cbfcf8a3 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd73670578819099a56112950708a8 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be9286bb28819095ca0ec858061419 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:43 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be933f3ed08190a128c1b3c9b3b1c3 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:46 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be940b2eac819099001d403501afac |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:50 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:36 p.m.