Triple
T1075439
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pieter Willem Burger |
E23825
|
entity |
| Predicate | politicalEntityServed |
P21051
|
FINISHED |
| Object | South African Republic |
E118286
|
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: South African Republic | Statement: [Pieter Willem Burger, politicalEntityServed, South African Republic]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African Republic Context triple: [Pieter Willem Burger, politicalEntityServed, South African Republic]
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A.
South African Republic
chosen
The South African Republic, also known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled state in southern Africa during the 19th century that later became part of modern South Africa.
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B.
Dominion of South Africa
The Dominion of South Africa was a self-governing British dominion (1910–1961) that participated in both World Wars and formed the historical predecessor to the modern Republic of South Africa.
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C.
Orange Free State
The Orange Free State was a 19th-century independent Boer republic in southern Africa that later became a British colony following the Second Boer War.
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D.
Rhodesia
Rhodesia was an unrecognized, white-minority-ruled state in southern Africa that existed from 1965 to 1979 in the territory of modern-day Zimbabwe.
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E.
Cape Colony
Cape Colony was a former European settlement and strategic refreshment station at the southern tip of Africa that developed into a key hub of trade, migration, and colonial expansion.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: politicalEntityServed Context triple: [Pieter Willem Burger, politicalEntityServed, South African Republic]
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A.
governmentServed
chosen
Indicates that a person has held a position serving in or working for a particular government.
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B.
representedPoliticalEntity
Indicates that one entity has served as an official political representative or agent acting on behalf of another political entity.
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C.
politicalEntity
Indicates that an entity functions as or is recognized as a political unit, organization, or actor within a political system.
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D.
appliesToPoliticalEntity
Indicates that something (such as a rule, policy, statement, or action) is relevant or applicable to a specific political entity (e.g., a state, government, or political organization).
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E.
politicalOrganization
Indicates that an entity is a political organization, such as a party, movement, or group engaged in political activities or governance-related objectives.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69a493f1ddf48190a99d54b00e99f8ce |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b92e480c81909a848b48c196a293 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:09 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acc60b052c8190bacb19f0fdc8059a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:42 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4b73ba8208190be7f3cef8c18689b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:01 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.