Triple
T15542840
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Natal Mounted Police |
E370524
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Natal colonial administration |
E6701
|
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: Natal colonial administration | Statement: [Natal Mounted Police, partOf, Natal colonial administration]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Natal colonial administration Context triple: [Natal Mounted Police, partOf, Natal colonial administration]
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A.
Natal colonial forces
The Natal colonial forces were British-aligned military units raised in the Colony of Natal, composed largely of local settlers and auxiliaries who fought in regional conflicts such as the Anglo-Zulu War.
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B.
Portuguese colonial administration
The Portuguese colonial administration was the system of governance and control established by Portugal over its overseas territories, shaping their political, economic, and social structures until decolonization.
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C.
Natal Colony
chosen
The Natal Colony was a British-controlled region in southeastern Africa that later became part of modern South Africa and played a significant role in colonial-era conflicts and politics.
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D.
Shepstone system of native administration
The Shepstone system of native administration was a 19th-century colonial governance model in southern Africa that sought to control African populations through indirect rule via traditional chiefs under British authority.
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E.
Colonial Office
The Colonial Office was the British government department responsible for administering and overseeing the governance of the British Empire’s colonies and territories.
- 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_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. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:07 a.m.