Triple
T1962650
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Battle of Isandlwana |
E42620
|
entity |
| Predicate | combatant |
P375
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Natal colonial forces
The Natal colonial forces were British-aligned military units raised in the Colony of Natal, composed largely of local settlers and auxiliaries who fought in regional conflicts such as the Anglo-Zulu War.
|
E218891
|
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: Natal colonial forces | Statement: [Battle of Isandlwana, combatant, Natal colonial forces]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Natal colonial forces Context triple: [Battle of Isandlwana, combatant, Natal colonial forces]
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A.
Luso-Brazilian forces
Luso-Brazilian forces were colonial-era military units composed of both Portuguese and Brazilian troops that fought to restore and maintain Portuguese control in Brazil, including in campaigns such as the reconquest of Recife.
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B.
Royalist forces of the Viceroyalty of New Granada
The Royalist forces of the Viceroyalty of New Granada were Spanish colonial military units and loyalist militias that fought to maintain Spanish rule in northern South America during the early 19th-century independence wars.
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C.
Canton Campaign
The Canton Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guangzhou, was a key 19th-century military engagement in southern China involving Western powers and Qing forces during the era of the Opium Wars.
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D.
British invasions of the Río de la Plata
The British invasions of the Río de la Plata were a series of failed early 19th-century British military campaigns against Spanish colonial territories in present-day Argentina and Uruguay, which helped spur local resistance and proto-independence movements.
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E.
Basuto Wars
The Basuto Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts in southern Africa between the Basotho people and neighboring Boer republics, primarily over land and political control.
- 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: Natal colonial forces Triple: [Battle of Isandlwana, combatant, Natal colonial forces]
Generated description
The Natal colonial forces were British-aligned military units raised in the Colony of Natal, composed largely of local settlers and auxiliaries who fought in regional conflicts such as the Anglo-Zulu War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Natal colonial forces Target entity description: The Natal colonial forces were British-aligned military units raised in the Colony of Natal, composed largely of local settlers and auxiliaries who fought in regional conflicts such as the Anglo-Zulu War.
-
A.
Luso-Brazilian forces
Luso-Brazilian forces were colonial-era military units composed of both Portuguese and Brazilian troops that fought to restore and maintain Portuguese control in Brazil, including in campaigns such as the reconquest of Recife.
-
B.
Royalist forces of the Viceroyalty of New Granada
The Royalist forces of the Viceroyalty of New Granada were Spanish colonial military units and loyalist militias that fought to maintain Spanish rule in northern South America during the early 19th-century independence wars.
-
C.
Canton Campaign
The Canton Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guangzhou, was a key 19th-century military engagement in southern China involving Western powers and Qing forces during the era of the Opium Wars.
-
D.
British invasions of the Río de la Plata
The British invasions of the Río de la Plata were a series of failed early 19th-century British military campaigns against Spanish colonial territories in present-day Argentina and Uruguay, which helped spur local resistance and proto-independence movements.
-
E.
Basuto Wars
The Basuto Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts in southern Africa between the Basotho people and neighboring Boer republics, primarily over land and political control.
- 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_69a88711151c8190940b2572095059d7 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb3ac31a08190abaecac8badc52c7 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adfbd133908190add1c78d91a813ef |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:44 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adfc6d7fb08190959ee247d0060f4c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adfd2f68f48190ad23db5ca6ae663a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:50 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.