Triple

T17165632

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Ngāti Tūwharetoa	`E416601`	entity
Predicate	isPartOf	`P10`	FINISHED
Object	Te Arawa confederation (in some traditions) Te Arawa confederation (in some traditions) is a major Māori tribal alliance in the central North Island of New Zealand, traditionally linked by descent from the Te Arawa waka (canoe) and encompassing numerous iwi and hapū.	`E1254126`	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: Te Arawa confederation (in some traditions) | Statement: [Ngāti Tūwharetoa, isPartOf, Te Arawa confederation (in some traditions)]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Te Arawa confederation (in some traditions)
Context triple: [Ngāti Tūwharetoa, isPartOf, Te Arawa confederation (in some traditions)]

A. Marutūāhu confederation
The Marutūāhu confederation is a major Māori tribal alliance in the Hauraki region of New Zealand, uniting several iwi that trace their ancestry to the ancestor Marutūāhu.
B. Ngāpuhi confederation
The Ngāpuhi confederation is the largest Māori tribal grouping (iwi) in Aotearoa New Zealand, centered in Northland and comprising numerous hapū with shared ancestry and alliances.
C. Ngāti Whare and Ngāti Manawa
Ngāti Whare and Ngāti Manawa are Māori iwi (tribes) of the central North Island of New Zealand, each with distinct ancestral lands, histories, and cultural traditions.
D. United Tribes of New Zealand
The United Tribes of New Zealand was a confederation of northern Māori chiefs formed in the early 19th century that asserted collective sovereignty and engaged diplomatically with the British Crown.
E. Ngāti Toa Rangatira
Ngāti Toa Rangatira is a Māori iwi (tribe) of the lower North Island and upper South Island of New Zealand, historically renowned for its influential chief Te Rauparaha and its significant role in regional politics and warfare.
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: Te Arawa confederation (in some traditions)
Triple: [Ngāti Tūwharetoa, isPartOf, Te Arawa confederation (in some traditions)]

Generated description

Te Arawa confederation (in some traditions) is a major Māori tribal alliance in the central North Island of New Zealand, traditionally linked by descent from the Te Arawa waka (canoe) and encompassing numerous iwi and hapū.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Te Arawa confederation (in some traditions)
Target entity description: Te Arawa confederation (in some traditions) is a major Māori tribal alliance in the central North Island of New Zealand, traditionally linked by descent from the Te Arawa waka (canoe) and encompassing numerous iwi and hapū.

A. Marutūāhu confederation
The Marutūāhu confederation is a major Māori tribal alliance in the Hauraki region of New Zealand, uniting several iwi that trace their ancestry to the ancestor Marutūāhu.
B. Ngāpuhi confederation
The Ngāpuhi confederation is the largest Māori tribal grouping (iwi) in Aotearoa New Zealand, centered in Northland and comprising numerous hapū with shared ancestry and alliances.
C. Ngāti Whare and Ngāti Manawa
Ngāti Whare and Ngāti Manawa are Māori iwi (tribes) of the central North Island of New Zealand, each with distinct ancestral lands, histories, and cultural traditions.
D. United Tribes of New Zealand
The United Tribes of New Zealand was a confederation of northern Māori chiefs formed in the early 19th century that asserted collective sovereignty and engaged diplomatically with the British Crown.
E. Ngāti Toa Rangatira
Ngāti Toa Rangatira is a Māori iwi (tribe) of the lower North Island and upper South Island of New Zealand, historically renowned for its influential chief Te Rauparaha and its significant role in regional politics and warfare.
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_69d886d279c081909f8ff1f743ddeb69`	completed	April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69e3f914a0748190b2658edbe576ea2d`	completed	April 18, 2026, 9:35 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_6a01483b827081909619ea691c4c0e1e`	completed	May 11, 2026, 3:08 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_6a014a2f8fec8190b1303967a76ceb63`	completed	May 11, 2026, 3:17 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_6a014ab0be388190a6ce49cff469fe81`	completed	May 11, 2026, 3:19 a.m.

Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:37 a.m.