Triple

T26290008

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	French colonial administration in Laos	`E661242`	entity
Predicate	exercisedRealPowerThrough	`P140719`	FINISHED
Object	Resident-Superior in Vientiane The Resident-Superior in Vientiane was the top French colonial official in Laos who effectively governed the territory and oversaw its administration on behalf of the French Empire.	`E1718102`	NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Resident-Superior in Vientiane | Statement: [French colonial administration in Laos, exercisedRealPowerThrough, Resident-Superior in Vientiane]

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: Resident-Superior in Vientiane
Triple: [French colonial administration in Laos, exercisedRealPowerThrough, Resident-Superior in Vientiane]

Generated description

The Resident-Superior in Vientiane was the top French colonial official in Laos who effectively governed the territory and oversaw its administration on behalf of the French Empire.

PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target predicate: exercisedRealPowerThrough
Context triple: [French colonial administration in Laos, exercisedRealPowerThrough, Resident-Superior in Vientiane]

A. exercisedPowerWith
Indicates that one entity actively used or exerted power in conjunction with another entity, implying a shared or coordinated exercise of authority or influence.
B. exercisedPowerOver
Indicates that one entity exerted control, influence, or authority over another entity.
C. exercisedPowerAs chosen
Indicates that one entity actively used or wielded authority, influence, or control in the capacity or role specified by another entity.
D. exercisedPowerFrom
Indicates that one entity exerted authority, control, or influence originating from a particular source, position, or location over another entity or context.
E. hadExecutivePowerIn
Indicates that an entity held executive authority or governing power within a specified organization, institution, or jurisdiction during a certain period.
F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69ee812bbd448190be4d7478b057990a`	completed	April 26, 2026, 9:18 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69f6562fd3488190be1acd8c526a28d2`	completed	May 2, 2026, 7:53 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_6a118fc3e600819080b45656db6bbbe9`	completed	May 23, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_6a11908b60208190947e35ec81b2db01`	completed	May 23, 2026, 11:33 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_6a11918caf0c8190bf907ad2c258a8c4`	completed	May 23, 2026, 11:37 a.m.
PD	Predicate disambiguation	`batch_69f651a731508190bb0c8c2462eba224`	completed	May 2, 2026, 7:33 p.m.

Created at: April 26, 2026, 10:07 p.m.