Triple
T17634742
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | South African Border War |
E430065
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableBattle |
P259
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Battle of Cassinga |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Battle of Cassinga | Statement: [South African Border War, notableBattle, Battle of Cassinga]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Cassinga Context triple: [South African Border War, notableBattle, Battle of Cassinga]
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A.
Battle of Nyezane
The Battle of Nyezane was an 1879 engagement in the Anglo-Zulu War in which British colonial forces repelled a Zulu attack while advancing to relieve the mission station at Eshowe.
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B.
Battle of Maqongqo
The Battle of Maqongqo was a decisive 1840 conflict in which Mpande kaSenzangakhona, with Boer support, defeated Dingane, leading to Mpande’s ascension as king of the Zulu Kingdom.
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C.
Battle of Waterberg
The Battle of Waterberg was a decisive 1904 military engagement in German South West Africa in which German colonial forces defeated the Herero, triggering their mass flight into the desert and marking a key turning point in the Herero and Namaqua genocide.
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D.
Battle of Misiche
The Battle of Misiche was a major 3rd-century clash in which the Sasanian Empire under Shapur I decisively defeated the Romans and captured Emperor Valerian, marking a significant turning point in Roman–Persian relations.
-
E.
Battle of Ingogo
The Battle of Ingogo was an 1881 engagement of the First Anglo-Boer War in which British and Boer forces clashed in difficult terrain and severe weather, resulting in heavy British casualties and an indecisive outcome.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Cassinga Target entity description: The Battle of Cassinga was a controversial 1978 airborne assault by South African forces on a SWAPO camp in Angola, widely debated as either a major military success or a massacre of civilians.
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A.
Battle of Nyezane
The Battle of Nyezane was an 1879 engagement in the Anglo-Zulu War in which British colonial forces repelled a Zulu attack while advancing to relieve the mission station at Eshowe.
-
B.
Battle of Maqongqo
The Battle of Maqongqo was a decisive 1840 conflict in which Mpande kaSenzangakhona, with Boer support, defeated Dingane, leading to Mpande’s ascension as king of the Zulu Kingdom.
-
C.
Battle of Waterberg
The Battle of Waterberg was a decisive 1904 military engagement in German South West Africa in which German colonial forces defeated the Herero, triggering their mass flight into the desert and marking a key turning point in the Herero and Namaqua genocide.
-
D.
Battle of Misiche
The Battle of Misiche was a major 3rd-century clash in which the Sasanian Empire under Shapur I decisively defeated the Romans and captured Emperor Valerian, marking a significant turning point in Roman–Persian relations.
-
E.
Battle of Ingogo
The Battle of Ingogo was an 1881 engagement of the First Anglo-Boer War in which British and Boer forces clashed in difficult terrain and severe weather, resulting in heavy British casualties and an indecisive outcome.
- F. None of above. chosen
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.