Triple

T9582631

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Hugh Clifford	`E231209`	entity
Predicate	positionHeld	`P8`	FINISHED
Object	High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States The High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States was the chief British colonial administrator overseeing the governance and coordination of the Federated Malay States in the early 20th century.	`E808698`	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: High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States | Statement: [Hugh Clifford, positionHeld, High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States
Context triple: [Hugh Clifford, positionHeld, High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States]

A. High Commissioner for Malaya
The High Commissioner for Malaya was the chief British colonial administrator and de facto head of government in Malaya during the late colonial period, particularly noted for overseeing policies during the Malayan Emergency.
B. Governor of the Straits Settlements
The Governor of the Straits Settlements was the chief British colonial administrator overseeing the Straits Settlements territories in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
C. Governor of Sarawak
The Governor of Sarawak is the ceremonial head of state of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, representing the federal monarchy at the state level.
D. Premier of Sarawak
The Premier of Sarawak is the chief executive of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, leading its state government and overseeing the administration and implementation of state policies.
E. Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen
The Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen was the chief British colonial administrative post in the Sumatran settlement of Bencoolen (now Bengkulu, Indonesia) during the early 19th century.
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: High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States
Triple: [Hugh Clifford, positionHeld, High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States]

Generated description

The High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States was the chief British colonial administrator overseeing the governance and coordination of the Federated Malay States in the early 20th century.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States
Target entity description: The High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States was the chief British colonial administrator overseeing the governance and coordination of the Federated Malay States in the early 20th century.

A. High Commissioner for Malaya
The High Commissioner for Malaya was the chief British colonial administrator and de facto head of government in Malaya during the late colonial period, particularly noted for overseeing policies during the Malayan Emergency.
B. Governor of the Straits Settlements
The Governor of the Straits Settlements was the chief British colonial administrator overseeing the Straits Settlements territories in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
C. Governor of Sarawak
The Governor of Sarawak is the ceremonial head of state of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, representing the federal monarchy at the state level.
D. Premier of Sarawak
The Premier of Sarawak is the chief executive of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, leading its state government and overseeing the administration and implementation of state policies.
E. Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen
The Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen was the chief British colonial administrative post in the Sumatran settlement of Bencoolen (now Bengkulu, Indonesia) during the early 19th century.
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_69ca848161688190a68d514a0a9d5129`	completed	March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69cd99cd59008190888eb11f00f61994`	completed	April 1, 2026, 10:18 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69d1616a11688190ba47343e4fd913fd`	completed	April 4, 2026, 7:07 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69d16360b7708190bc23294f267ac695`	completed	April 4, 2026, 7:15 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69d163e654388190ba9b617e6fac18ad`	completed	April 4, 2026, 7:17 p.m.

Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:05 p.m.