Triple
T1311238
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | German Empire |
E27993
|
entity |
| Predicate | hadColony |
P160
|
FINISHED |
| Object | German South-West Africa |
E14828
|
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: German South-West Africa | Statement: [German Empire, hadColony, German South-West Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: German South-West Africa Context triple: [German Empire, hadColony, German South-West Africa]
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A.
German East Africa
German East Africa was a former German colonial territory in East Africa, encompassing present-day Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and parts of Mozambique, that existed from the late 19th century until the end of World War I.
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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.
Namibia
chosen
Namibia is a sparsely populated country in southwestern Africa known for its dramatic desert landscapes, diverse wildlife, and a legal system influenced by Roman-Dutch law.
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D.
German Kamerun
German Kamerun was a German colonial territory in Central Africa from the 1880s until World War I, encompassing much of present-day Cameroon and parts of neighboring countries.
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E.
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.
- 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_69a496d7d83481908f83085854e51328 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c1560f888190bdd9107b08395e0b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acbf2964048190950723487c7cf707 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:13 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.