Triple
T15542743
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Natal-Transvaal border |
E370521
|
entity |
| Predicate | historicalRegion2 |
P915
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Transvaal |
E14155
|
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: Transvaal | Statement: [Natal-Transvaal border, historicalRegion2, Transvaal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transvaal Context triple: [Natal-Transvaal border, historicalRegion2, Transvaal]
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A.
Transvaal
chosen
Transvaal was a former Boer republic and later British colony in what is now northeastern South Africa, central to the conflicts and politics of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Zululand region
The Zululand region is an area in northeastern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, known for its rich Zulu cultural heritage, diverse wildlife reserves, and varied landscapes ranging from coastal plains to inland hills.
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C.
Province of Natal
The Province of Natal was a former administrative region of South Africa that existed from 1910 to 1994, encompassing the area around Durban and Pietermaritzburg along the country’s eastern coast.
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D.
Thembuland
Thembuland is a historical region in South Africa that served as the traditional homeland of the Thembu people, an Nguni-speaking group to which figures like Nelson Mandela belong.
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E.
Ciskei
Ciskei was a nominally independent Bantustan in southeastern South Africa established under apartheid as a homeland for Xhosa-speaking people.
- 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: historicalRegion2 Context triple: [Natal-Transvaal border, historicalRegion2, Transvaal]
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A.
historicalRegion
chosen
Indicates that an entity is or was a geographically defined area recognized for its significance during a particular historical period.
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B.
historicalAdministrativeRegionName
Indicates the name assigned to an administrative region as it existed during a specific historical period.
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C.
historicalCoreRegion
Indicates that a region served as the central or foundational area of a group, state, or civilization during a significant historical period.
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D.
historicalRegionAssociation
Indicates an association where an entity is or was located in, part of, or otherwise related to a specific historical region.
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E.
historicalRegionOfInfluence
Indicates that one entity was historically within the geographic, political, or cultural sphere of influence of another 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_69d85cc521a08190921fb50319dddc34 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e04432c3808190bb5b653bf8de30c6 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 2:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff4558677881908704ac86c12e1fc4 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 2:31 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69deda7a95c48190bbe29fadcf17191a |
completed | April 15, 2026, 12:23 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:07 a.m.