Triple
T1414717
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Battle of Tobruk (1942) |
E31886
|
entity |
| Predicate | defendedBy |
P957
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
South African 2nd Division
The South African 2nd Division was a World War II infantry division of the South African Army that served in the North African campaign and suffered heavy losses when it was captured at Tobruk in 1942.
|
E162849
|
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: South African 2nd Division | Statement: [Battle of Tobruk (1942), defendedBy, South African 2nd Division]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African 2nd Division Context triple: [Battle of Tobruk (1942), defendedBy, South African 2nd Division]
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A.
1st South African Division
The 1st South African Division was a World War II infantry division of the South African Army that fought with the British Eighth Army in the North African campaign.
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B.
South African Army
The South African Army is the land warfare branch of South Africa’s military, known for its role in regional African conflicts and peacekeeping operations.
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C.
Africa II Division
The Africa II Division is a regional unit within the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs responsible for political analysis, conflict prevention, and peacebuilding support in specific African countries.
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D.
Armed Forces of South Africa
The Armed Forces of South Africa are the unified military forces of the Republic of South Africa, responsible for the country’s defense, peacekeeping operations, and regional security engagements.
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E.
Boer forces
Boer forces were the predominantly mounted, guerrilla-style republican commandos of the South African Boers that fought against the British Empire during the Anglo-Boer Wars.
- 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: South African 2nd Division Triple: [Battle of Tobruk (1942), defendedBy, South African 2nd Division]
Generated description
The South African 2nd Division was a World War II infantry division of the South African Army that served in the North African campaign and suffered heavy losses when it was captured at Tobruk in 1942.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African 2nd Division Target entity description: The South African 2nd Division was a World War II infantry division of the South African Army that served in the North African campaign and suffered heavy losses when it was captured at Tobruk in 1942.
-
A.
1st South African Division
The 1st South African Division was a World War II infantry division of the South African Army that fought with the British Eighth Army in the North African campaign.
-
B.
South African Army
The South African Army is the land warfare branch of South Africa’s military, known for its role in regional African conflicts and peacekeeping operations.
-
C.
Africa II Division
The Africa II Division is a regional unit within the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs responsible for political analysis, conflict prevention, and peacebuilding support in specific African countries.
-
D.
Armed Forces of South Africa
The Armed Forces of South Africa are the unified military forces of the Republic of South Africa, responsible for the country’s defense, peacekeeping operations, and regional security engagements.
-
E.
Boer forces
Boer forces were the predominantly mounted, guerrilla-style republican commandos of the South African Boers that fought against the British Empire during the Anglo-Boer Wars.
- 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_69a4c3e5f9d08190861206934cd71fd8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ace5812abc819091894509e9d6bd77 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:57 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ace95beb64819081f6f169c86105fd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:13 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ace9bd8fcc8190b25515f2ba1284c0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:15 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.