Triple
T1411658
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lusaka |
E31817
|
entity |
| Predicate | railwayConnection |
P848
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Zambia Railways network
The Zambia Railways network is the national railway system of Zambia, linking major cities, mining regions, and neighboring countries for freight and passenger transport.
|
E161694
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Zambia Railways network | Statement: [Lusaka, railwayConnection, Zambia Railways network]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zambia Railways network Context triple: [Lusaka, railwayConnection, Zambia Railways network]
-
A.
Zomba Group of Companies
Zomba Group of Companies was a major music entertainment conglomerate best known for its influential Jive Records label, which launched and managed the careers of numerous pop and R&B superstars.
-
B.
Northwestern Zambia
Northwestern Zambia is a sparsely populated, rural region of Zambia known for its upland plateaus, extensive forests, and role as a headwaters area for major southern African rivers.
-
C.
Harare–Beitbridge highway
The Harare–Beitbridge highway is a major arterial road in Zimbabwe that links the capital Harare with the Beitbridge border post to South Africa, serving as a key regional trade and transport corridor.
-
D.
South African national rail network
The South African national rail network is the country’s primary railway system, linking major cities, ports, and industrial centers for both passenger and freight transport.
-
E.
Matabeleland
Matabeleland is a historical region in southwestern Zimbabwe, traditionally inhabited by the Ndebele people and centered around the city of Bulawayo.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Zambia Railways network Triple: [Lusaka, railwayConnection, Zambia Railways network]
Generated description
The Zambia Railways network is the national railway system of Zambia, linking major cities, mining regions, and neighboring countries for freight and passenger transport.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zambia Railways network Target entity description: The Zambia Railways network is the national railway system of Zambia, linking major cities, mining regions, and neighboring countries for freight and passenger transport.
-
A.
Zomba Group of Companies
Zomba Group of Companies was a major music entertainment conglomerate best known for its influential Jive Records label, which launched and managed the careers of numerous pop and R&B superstars.
-
B.
Northwestern Zambia
Northwestern Zambia is a sparsely populated, rural region of Zambia known for its upland plateaus, extensive forests, and role as a headwaters area for major southern African rivers.
-
C.
Harare–Beitbridge highway
The Harare–Beitbridge highway is a major arterial road in Zimbabwe that links the capital Harare with the Beitbridge border post to South Africa, serving as a key regional trade and transport corridor.
-
D.
South African national rail network
The South African national rail network is the country’s primary railway system, linking major cities, ports, and industrial centers for both passenger and freight transport.
-
E.
Matabeleland
Matabeleland is a historical region in southwestern Zimbabwe, traditionally inhabited by the Ndebele people and centered around the city of Bulawayo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69a49919a994819086528951bc224775 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c3e1da988190bc7c187e193539b6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ace57be14881908d469d2b5333d6d5 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:57 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ace61c6f348190bba7717b1bd7f24a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:59 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ace6eeb99081908ac23a6c71faeae6 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.