Triple
T1373803
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Orange Free State |
E30172
|
entity |
| Predicate | lastHeadOfState |
P1765
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Marthinus Theunis Steyn |
E160835
|
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: Marthinus Theunis Steyn | Statement: [Orange Free State, lastHeadOfState, Marthinus Theunis Steyn]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marthinus Theunis Steyn Context triple: [Orange Free State, lastHeadOfState, Marthinus Theunis Steyn]
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A.
Marthinus Theunis Steyn
chosen
Marthinus Theunis Steyn was the last State President of the Orange Free State, known for leading the Boer republic during the Second Anglo-Boer War and later advocating for Afrikaner reconciliation and unity in South Africa.
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B.
Hendrik Schoeman
Hendrik Schoeman was a prominent South African politician and Boer leader who served as a government minister in the South African Republic during the late 19th century.
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C.
Koos de la Rey
Koos de la Rey was a prominent Boer general and military leader renowned for his tactical skill and guerrilla warfare during the Anglo-Boer conflicts in South Africa.
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D.
du Plessis
Du Plessis is the French noble family name of Cardinal Richelieu, historically associated with his influential role in 17th-century French politics and the Catholic Church.
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E.
Eric Cradock
Eric Cradock was a Canadian sports promoter and businessman best known as a co-founder and early owner of the Toronto Huskies basketball team.
- 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_69a498f912008190a376a98b207b2071 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c2f660888190bc9240e0dc4f0aa3 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad01518d5481908cf14b24dde8342b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:57 p.m.