Triple
T13466336
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nkana, Northern Rhodesia |
E311509
|
entity |
| Predicate | colonialNameOfCountry |
P13172
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) |
E314715
|
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: Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) | Statement: [Nkana, Northern Rhodesia, colonialNameOfCountry, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) Context triple: [Nkana, Northern Rhodesia, colonialNameOfCountry, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia)]
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A.
Northern Rhodesia
chosen
Northern Rhodesia was a former British protectorate in south-central Africa that later became the independent nation of Zambia in 1964.
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B.
Nyasaland
Nyasaland was a former British protectorate in southeastern Africa that later became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964.
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C.
Nkana, Northern Rhodesia
Nkana, Northern Rhodesia was a mining town in what is now Zambia, historically known for its copper industry during the British colonial period.
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D.
Zambia
Zambia is a landlocked country in south-central Africa known for the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River, diverse wildlife, and copper-rich economy.
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E.
Zambia and Zimbabwe
Zambia and Zimbabwe are neighboring landlocked countries in southern Africa that share the famous Victoria Falls along their common border.
- 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: colonialNameOfCountry Context triple: [Nkana, Northern Rhodesia, colonialNameOfCountry, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia)]
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A.
colonialNameUsedBy
Indicates that a colonial-era name for a place, group, or entity is used or applied by a particular agent or source.
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B.
formerColonyName
Indicates that one entity is the historical or previous name used for a colony that later changed its political status or designation.
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C.
colonialPowerOfOrigin
Indicates the colonial state or empire from which a colony or formerly colonized territory originated or was governed.
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D.
hasColonialName
chosen
Indicates that an entity is known by, or has been assigned, a name originating from a colonial power or colonial period.
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E.
partOfColonialEntity
Indicates that one entity is a constituent or subordinate territorial unit within a larger colonial political or administrative entity.
- 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_69d806a938b8819097ec43a2229fc7f9 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dbaf101a1081909f2aba6da47baacc |
completed | April 12, 2026, 2:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f75d8ab8548190a0a1adbe927c95d0 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 2:36 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69dbadfddefc81909ef7fde23b181b5c |
completed | April 12, 2026, 2:36 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:42 p.m.