Triple
T15716850
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | British Protectorate of Basutoland |
E380982
|
entity |
| Predicate | flag |
P401
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Flag of Basutoland
The Flag of Basutoland was the colonial-era banner used to represent the British protectorate that later became the Kingdom of Lesotho.
|
E1172745
|
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: Flag of Basutoland | Statement: [British Protectorate of Basutoland, flag, Flag of Basutoland]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of Basutoland Context triple: [British Protectorate of Basutoland, flag, Flag of Basutoland]
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A.
Flag of the Bechuanaland Protectorate
The Flag of the Bechuanaland Protectorate was the colonial-era banner used by the British protectorate that preceded the independent nation of Botswana.
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B.
Flag of Botswana
The Flag of Botswana is a light blue field with a horizontal black stripe bordered in white, symbolizing water, racial harmony, and national unity.
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C.
Flag of the Orange Free State
The Flag of the Orange Free State was the national flag of the former Boer republic in southern Africa, featuring horizontal orange and white stripes with a Dutch tricolor in the canton.
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D.
Flag of the South African Republic
The Flag of the South African Republic was the national banner of the Boer-ruled Transvaal republic in the 19th and early 20th centuries, symbolizing its independence before incorporation into the British Empire.
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E.
Flag of Natal Colony
The Flag of Natal Colony was a British colonial ensign featuring the Union Jack with a distinctive badge representing the Colony of Natal in South Africa.
- 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: Flag of Basutoland Triple: [British Protectorate of Basutoland, flag, Flag of Basutoland]
Generated description
The Flag of Basutoland was the colonial-era banner used to represent the British protectorate that later became the Kingdom of Lesotho.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of Basutoland Target entity description: The Flag of Basutoland was the colonial-era banner used to represent the British protectorate that later became the Kingdom of Lesotho.
-
A.
Flag of the Bechuanaland Protectorate
The Flag of the Bechuanaland Protectorate was the colonial-era banner used by the British protectorate that preceded the independent nation of Botswana.
-
B.
Flag of Botswana
The Flag of Botswana is a light blue field with a horizontal black stripe bordered in white, symbolizing water, racial harmony, and national unity.
-
C.
Flag of the Orange Free State
The Flag of the Orange Free State was the national flag of the former Boer republic in southern Africa, featuring horizontal orange and white stripes with a Dutch tricolor in the canton.
-
D.
Flag of the South African Republic
The Flag of the South African Republic was the national banner of the Boer-ruled Transvaal republic in the 19th and early 20th centuries, symbolizing its independence before incorporation into the British Empire.
-
E.
Flag of Natal Colony
The Flag of Natal Colony was a British colonial ensign featuring the Union Jack with a distinctive badge representing the Colony of Natal in South Africa.
- 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_69d86d9bf930819082b30cf6d169297c |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e04f91beb08190bd91bf9306737c3b |
completed | April 16, 2026, 2:55 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff7583609c8190a80421fce649900f |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ff76deb1948190bc49825719ac97d5 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:03 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ff77642ba4819095c1acc65da06135 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:05 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:45 a.m.