Triple
T17634714
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | South African Border War |
E430065
|
entity |
| Predicate | location |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ovamboland |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: Ovamboland | Statement: [South African Border War, location, Ovamboland]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ovamboland Context triple: [South African Border War, location, Ovamboland]
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A.
Ovamboland
chosen
Ovamboland is a historical region in northern Namibia and southern Angola traditionally inhabited by the Ovambo people, who speak the Oshiwambo language.
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B.
Barotseland region
Barotseland region is a historical and cultural area in western Zambia, traditionally associated with the Lozi people and their kingdom.
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C.
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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D.
Ciskei
Ciskei was a nominally independent Bantustan in southeastern South Africa established under apartheid as a homeland for Xhosa-speaking people.
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E.
Kavango West Region
Kavango West Region is an administrative region in northern Namibia known for its diverse communities, including the Hambukushu people, and its location along the Kavango River.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d889e37f308190a6aa0a69daff86c7 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e46ddfeb7c8190a369b438e43d47b4 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:53 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:52 a.m.