Triple

T7881986
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Penda of Mercia E182999 entity
Predicate predecessor P97 FINISHED
Object Cearl of Mercia
Cearl of Mercia was an early 7th-century king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, known primarily from sparse historical records as an obscure predecessor to the more powerful King Penda.
 E762705 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: Cearl of Mercia | Statement: [Penda of Mercia, predecessor, Cearl of Mercia]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Cearl of Mercia
Context triple: [Penda of Mercia, predecessor, Cearl of Mercia]
  • A. Peada of Mercia
    Peada of Mercia was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon prince who ruled as sub-king of southern Mercia and played a key role in the early Christianization of the region.
  • B. Burgred of Mercia
    Burgred of Mercia was a 9th-century king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, known for his struggles against Viking invasions and eventual exile.
  • C. Penda of Mercia
    Penda of Mercia was a powerful 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king known for expanding Mercian dominance in central England and for remaining a staunch pagan during the Christianization of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
  • D. Æthelred of Mercia
    Æthelred of Mercia was a late 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king known for consolidating Mercian power in central England and for his pious patronage of the Church.
  • E. Coenwulf of Mercia
    Coenwulf of Mercia was an early 9th-century Anglo-Saxon king who ruled one of the most powerful English kingdoms of his time and played a key role in the politics of the Heptarchy.
  • 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: Cearl of Mercia
Triple: [Penda of Mercia, predecessor, Cearl of Mercia]
Generated description
Cearl of Mercia was an early 7th-century king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, known primarily from sparse historical records as an obscure predecessor to the more powerful King Penda.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Cearl of Mercia
Target entity description: Cearl of Mercia was an early 7th-century king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, known primarily from sparse historical records as an obscure predecessor to the more powerful King Penda.
  • A. Peada of Mercia
    Peada of Mercia was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon prince who ruled as sub-king of southern Mercia and played a key role in the early Christianization of the region.
  • B. Burgred of Mercia
    Burgred of Mercia was a 9th-century king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, known for his struggles against Viking invasions and eventual exile.
  • C. Penda of Mercia
    Penda of Mercia was a powerful 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king known for expanding Mercian dominance in central England and for remaining a staunch pagan during the Christianization of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
  • D. Æthelred of Mercia
    Æthelred of Mercia was a late 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king known for consolidating Mercian power in central England and for his pious patronage of the Church.
  • E. Coenwulf of Mercia
    Coenwulf of Mercia was an early 9th-century Anglo-Saxon king who ruled one of the most powerful English kingdoms of his time and played a key role in the politics of the Heptarchy.
  • 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_69ca828af6e48190a06ee7010d8f0e64 completed March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb39c14a188190a225ca3c7e515b0c completed March 31, 2026, 3:04 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cf9fc6bff48190b2f73e4c8c8b627a completed April 3, 2026, 11:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfa14f0f3c8190bf7081e51410a491 completed April 3, 2026, 11:15 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfa28589708190b8fc32f4944d0a37 completed April 3, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:58 p.m.