Triple
T1079253
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robben Island |
E23909
|
entity |
| Predicate | notablePrisoner |
P15560
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Walter Sisulu
Walter Sisulu was a prominent South African anti-apartheid activist and African National Congress leader who played a key role in the struggle against white minority rule and was imprisoned for many years alongside Nelson Mandela.
|
E132538
|
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: Walter Sisulu | Statement: [Robben Island, notablePrisoner, Walter Sisulu]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Sisulu Context triple: [Robben Island, notablePrisoner, Walter Sisulu]
-
A.
Ahmed Kathrada
Ahmed Kathrada was a prominent South African anti-apartheid activist, close associate of Nelson Mandela, and long-serving political prisoner who later became a key figure in the post-apartheid government.
-
B.
Yusuf Dadoo
Yusuf Dadoo was a prominent South African Indian anti-apartheid leader, physician, and communist activist who played a key role in uniting Indian and African resistance against racial segregation.
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C.
Trevor Thamsanqa Tutu
Trevor Thamsanqa Tutu is a South African figure best known as the son of Nobel Peace Prize–winning anti-apartheid activist and Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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D.
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who became the country’s first Black president and a global symbol of reconciliation and justice.
-
E.
Lobengula Khumalo
Lobengula Khumalo was the second and last king of the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom in what is now Zimbabwe, known for his resistance to British colonial encroachment in the late 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: Walter Sisulu Triple: [Robben Island, notablePrisoner, Walter Sisulu]
Generated description
Walter Sisulu was a prominent South African anti-apartheid activist and African National Congress leader who played a key role in the struggle against white minority rule and was imprisoned for many years alongside Nelson Mandela.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Sisulu Target entity description: Walter Sisulu was a prominent South African anti-apartheid activist and African National Congress leader who played a key role in the struggle against white minority rule and was imprisoned for many years alongside Nelson Mandela.
-
A.
Ahmed Kathrada
Ahmed Kathrada was a prominent South African anti-apartheid activist, close associate of Nelson Mandela, and long-serving political prisoner who later became a key figure in the post-apartheid government.
-
B.
Yusuf Dadoo
Yusuf Dadoo was a prominent South African Indian anti-apartheid leader, physician, and communist activist who played a key role in uniting Indian and African resistance against racial segregation.
-
C.
Trevor Thamsanqa Tutu
Trevor Thamsanqa Tutu is a South African figure best known as the son of Nobel Peace Prize–winning anti-apartheid activist and Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
-
D.
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who became the country’s first Black president and a global symbol of reconciliation and justice.
-
E.
Lobengula Khumalo
Lobengula Khumalo was the second and last king of the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom in what is now Zimbabwe, known for his resistance to British colonial encroachment in the late 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_69a493f1ddf48190a99d54b00e99f8ce |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b943b41481909b24050ca7e78971 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:10 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac5ea491ec8190bf6bd84ecb5af341 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:21 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac5f15c2808190905e40c6db9d957c |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:23 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac633749008190bae63644d5ee7cea |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:41 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.