Triple

T19022514
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Boer invasion of Cape Colony E465522 entity
Predicate territoryInvaded P21625 FINISHED
Object Cape Colony 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: Cape Colony | Statement: [Boer invasion of Cape Colony, territoryInvaded, Cape Colony]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cape Colony
Context triple: [Boer invasion of Cape Colony, territoryInvaded, Cape Colony]
  • A. Cape Colony chosen
    Cape Colony was a former European settlement and strategic refreshment station at the southern tip of Africa that developed into a key hub of trade, migration, and colonial expansion.
  • B. Colony of Natal
    The Colony of Natal was a British colonial territory in southeastern Africa, centered on the port of Durban, that existed from the mid-19th century until it became part of the Union of South Africa in 1910.
  • C. Dominion of South Africa
    The Dominion of South Africa was a self-governing British dominion (1910–1961) that participated in both World Wars and formed the historical predecessor to the modern Republic of South Africa.
  • D. Boer Republic of Natalia
    The Boer Republic of Natalia was a short-lived 19th-century Boer-ruled republic in southeastern Africa that existed before being incorporated into British-controlled Natal.
  • E. South African Republic
    The South African Republic, also known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled state in southern Africa during the 19th century that later became part of modern South Africa.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: territoryInvaded
Context triple: [Boer invasion of Cape Colony, territoryInvaded, Cape Colony]
  • A. wasInvadedBy chosen
    Indicates that a place or territory was subjected to an incursion or attack carried out by another entity or group.
  • B. invade
    Indicates entering another entity’s territory or domain, typically by force or without permission, in order to take control or exert dominance.
  • C. territorialConsequence
    Indicates the resulting change or effect on territorial control, boundaries, or status that follows from a particular event, action, or condition.
  • D. territorialBehavior
    Indicates a relationship where an entity actively defends or asserts control over a specific area or domain against others.
  • E. heldTerritory
    Indicates that one entity maintained control or possession over a specific territory or geographic area.
  • F. None of above.

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_69d8dd025c188190a1d81f5b4ec7e2c6 completed April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e5d6e0583c8190bdfbfe6d94681899 completed April 20, 2026, 7:33 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69e4a2fd80c081908237317a3a883e1c completed April 19, 2026, 9:40 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 12:02 p.m.