Triple
T1209318
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | KwaZulu-Natal |
E25962
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Republic of South Africa |
E3669
|
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: Republic of South Africa | Statement: [KwaZulu-Natal, partOf, Republic of South Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Republic of South Africa Context triple: [KwaZulu-Natal, partOf, Republic of South Africa]
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A.
South Africa
chosen
South Africa is a country at the southern tip of the African continent, known for its cultural and linguistic diversity, complex history of apartheid and democratic transition, and significant economic and political influence in the region.
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B.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
- 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_69a4942b30f08190a91c60573e16b5ef |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bde30ce08190ab60a181ad2d321d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad0e5dd8148190a209257ee29969dd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:51 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:46 p.m.