Triple
T8965654
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Rankin |
E214124
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka is the United Kingdom’s senior diplomatic representative in Sri Lanka, heading the UK High Commission in Colombo and managing bilateral relations between the two countries.
|
E768842
|
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 High Commissioner to Sri Lanka | Statement: [John Rankin, positionHeld, British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Context triple: [John Rankin, positionHeld, British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka]
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A.
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States
The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States is the Sri Lankan government’s chief diplomatic representative in Washington, D.C., responsible for managing bilateral relations and overseeing the country’s mission in the U.S.
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B.
High Commissioner of Singapore to the United Kingdom
The High Commissioner of Singapore to the United Kingdom is Singapore’s top diplomatic representative in the UK, heading the Singapore High Commission in London and managing bilateral political, economic, and cultural relations.
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C.
Ambassador of Burma to Sri Lanka
The Ambassador of Burma to Sri Lanka is the chief diplomatic representative of Myanmar in Sri Lanka, responsible for managing bilateral relations and representing Myanmar’s interests there.
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D.
High Commissioner of Singapore to Australia
The High Commissioner of Singapore to Australia is Singapore’s top diplomatic representative in Australia, heading its high commission and managing bilateral relations between the two countries.
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E.
Colonial Secretary of Ceylon
The Colonial Secretary of Ceylon was a senior British colonial administrative post responsible for overseeing civil governance and acting as a chief advisor to the Governor in British-ruled Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
- 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 High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Triple: [John Rankin, positionHeld, British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka]
Generated description
The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka is the United Kingdom’s senior diplomatic representative in Sri Lanka, heading the UK High Commission in Colombo and managing bilateral relations between the two countries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Target entity description: The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka is the United Kingdom’s senior diplomatic representative in Sri Lanka, heading the UK High Commission in Colombo and managing bilateral relations between the two countries.
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A.
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States
The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States is the Sri Lankan government’s chief diplomatic representative in Washington, D.C., responsible for managing bilateral relations and overseeing the country’s mission in the U.S.
-
B.
High Commissioner of Singapore to the United Kingdom
The High Commissioner of Singapore to the United Kingdom is Singapore’s top diplomatic representative in the UK, heading the Singapore High Commission in London and managing bilateral political, economic, and cultural relations.
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C.
Ambassador of Burma to Sri Lanka
The Ambassador of Burma to Sri Lanka is the chief diplomatic representative of Myanmar in Sri Lanka, responsible for managing bilateral relations and representing Myanmar’s interests there.
-
D.
High Commissioner of Singapore to Australia
The High Commissioner of Singapore to Australia is Singapore’s top diplomatic representative in Australia, heading its high commission and managing bilateral relations between the two countries.
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E.
Colonial Secretary of Ceylon
The Colonial Secretary of Ceylon was a senior British colonial administrative post responsible for overseeing civil governance and acting as a chief advisor to the Governor in British-ruled Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
- 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_69ca839cd6008190a1546a701a56710c |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc67623818819096aee155a9b43e8f |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:31 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfc95514408190ad442069daec0459 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfc9e01dc88190aeedcd9fb3281688 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfca4374c481909ceefcfb1a31bed2 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:10 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:01 p.m.