Triple
T15716861
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | British Protectorate of Basutoland |
E380982
|
entity |
| Predicate | colonialAdministrator |
P52728
|
FINISHED |
| Object | British High Commissioner for Basutoland |
E42596
|
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: British High Commissioner for Basutoland | Statement: [British Protectorate of Basutoland, colonialAdministrator, British High Commissioner for Basutoland]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British High Commissioner for Basutoland Context triple: [British Protectorate of Basutoland, colonialAdministrator, British High Commissioner for Basutoland]
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A.
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to South Africa
The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to South Africa is the UK government’s senior diplomatic representative in South Africa, heading the British High Commission and managing political, economic, and cultural relations between the two Commonwealth countries.
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B.
UK High Commissioner to South Africa
The UK High Commissioner to South Africa is the British government's senior diplomatic representative in South Africa, heading the High Commission and managing political, economic, and cultural relations between the two Commonwealth countries.
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C.
South African High Commissioner to Mauritius
The South African High Commissioner to Mauritius is the senior diplomatic representative of South Africa in Mauritius, responsible for managing bilateral relations and representing South African interests in the country.
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D.
High Commissioner for Southern Africa
chosen
The High Commissioner for Southern Africa was a senior British colonial official responsible for overseeing and coordinating imperial administration and policy across territories in the southern African region.
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E.
British High Commissioner in Aden
The British High Commissioner in Aden was the senior colonial official representing British authority in Aden and its protectorate, overseeing political administration, security, and relations with local rulers.
- 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_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. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:45 a.m.