Triple
T12057002
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Administrator of the Cape Province |
E287066
|
entity |
| Predicate | governedTerritoryPreviouslyKnownAs |
P96680
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Cape Colony |
E2100
|
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: Cape Colony | Statement: [Administrator of the Cape Province, governedTerritoryPreviouslyKnownAs, Cape Colony]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cape Colony Context triple: [Administrator of the Cape Province, governedTerritoryPreviouslyKnownAs, Cape Colony]
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A.
Cape Colony
chosen
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.
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B.
Colony of Natal
The Colony of Natal was a British colonial territory in southeastern Africa, centered on the port of Durban, that existed from the mid-19th century until it became part of the Union of South Africa in 1910.
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C.
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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D.
Boer Republic of Natalia
The Boer Republic of Natalia was a short-lived 19th-century Boer-ruled republic in southeastern Africa that existed before being incorporated into British-controlled Natal.
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E.
South African Republic
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.
- 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: governedTerritoryPreviouslyKnownAs Context triple: [Administrator of the Cape Province, governedTerritoryPreviouslyKnownAs, Cape Colony]
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A.
formerAdministrativeTerritory
chosen
Indicates that one entity was previously an official administrative territory of another entity but no longer holds that status.
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B.
governedTerritory
Indicates that one entity exercises political authority or control over another entity or geographic area as its governing power.
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C.
laterGovernedAs
Indicates that an entity subsequently held governing authority over another entity at a later time.
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D.
formerRegionBefore2016
Indicates that an entity was recognized as a region prior to the year 2016 but no longer holds that regional status after 2016.
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E.
locatedInFormerAdministrativeTerritory
Indicates that an entity is situated within the boundaries of an administrative territory that no longer exists or has been reorganized.
- 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_69d6ab4780948190bdb9f7620c2ac27e |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9100b4ca8819084845ca4c13e34ce |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:58 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f49dea043c8190a74ffb448bbae5d0 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 12:34 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69d902bda47c8190b94860b31df4a98c |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:47 p.m.