Triple
T11735573
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Roundell Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne |
E279016
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object | High Commissioner for Southern Africa |
E42596
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 Southern Africa | Statement: [Roundell Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne, positionHeld, High Commissioner for Southern Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: High Commissioner for Southern Africa Context triple: [Roundell Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne, positionHeld, High Commissioner for Southern Africa]
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A.
High Commissioner for Southern Africa
chosen
The High Commissioner for Southern Africa was a senior British colonial official responsible for overseeing and coordinating imperial administration and policy across territories in the southern African region.
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B.
UN Commissioner for Namibia
The UN Commissioner for Namibia was a United Nations post created to oversee and advocate for Namibia’s transition from South African rule to independence.
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C.
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa is the cabinet official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy, diplomatic relations, and international cooperation efforts.
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D.
UK High Commissioner to South Africa
The UK High Commissioner to South Africa is the British government's senior diplomatic representative in South Africa, heading the High Commission and managing political, economic, and cultural relations between the two Commonwealth countries.
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E.
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to South Africa
The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to South Africa is the UK government’s senior diplomatic representative in South Africa, heading the British High Commission and managing political, economic, and cultural relations between the two Commonwealth countries.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6aaffec6881908bead509e8621742 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a4edced48190b7a59dd45921828e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:21 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f019b318188190bfb7effcf42974d2 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 2:21 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:41 p.m.