Triple
T1971766
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Imperial German Army |
E42816
|
entity |
| Predicate | engagedIn |
P149
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Herero and Namaqua genocide
The Herero and Namaqua genocide was a campaign of extermination and mass displacement carried out by German colonial forces in present-day Namibia between 1904 and 1908, widely regarded as one of the first genocides of the 20th century.
|
E220251
|
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: Herero and Namaqua genocide | Statement: [Imperial German Army, engagedIn, Herero and Namaqua genocide]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herero and Namaqua genocide Context triple: [Imperial German Army, engagedIn, Herero and Namaqua genocide]
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A.
Weenen massacre
The Weenen massacre was an 1838 killing of Voortrekker settlers by Zulu forces in present-day South Africa, which became a pivotal flashpoint in the conflict between the Voortrekkers and the Zulu Kingdom.
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B.
Circassian genocide
The Circassian genocide was the mass killing, forced displacement, and ethnic cleansing of the Circassian people by the Russian Empire in the 19th century, particularly during and after the Caucasian War.
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C.
1994 Rwandan genocide
The 1994 Rwandan genocide was a mass slaughter in which extremist Hutu militias and civilians killed an estimated 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu over about 100 days, making it one of the most horrific genocides of the late 20th century.
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D.
Philippeville massacre
The Philippeville massacre was a 1955 outbreak of violence in and around the Algerian town of Philippeville, where coordinated FLN attacks and brutal French reprisals marked a major escalation in the Algerian War of Independence.
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E.
Sharpeville massacre
The Sharpeville massacre was a 1960 incident in South Africa in which police opened fire on a peaceful anti–pass laws protest, killing 69 people and marking a turning point in the struggle against apartheid.
- 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: Herero and Namaqua genocide Triple: [Imperial German Army, engagedIn, Herero and Namaqua genocide]
Generated description
The Herero and Namaqua genocide was a campaign of extermination and mass displacement carried out by German colonial forces in present-day Namibia between 1904 and 1908, widely regarded as one of the first genocides of the 20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herero and Namaqua genocide Target entity description: The Herero and Namaqua genocide was a campaign of extermination and mass displacement carried out by German colonial forces in present-day Namibia between 1904 and 1908, widely regarded as one of the first genocides of the 20th century.
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A.
Weenen massacre
The Weenen massacre was an 1838 killing of Voortrekker settlers by Zulu forces in present-day South Africa, which became a pivotal flashpoint in the conflict between the Voortrekkers and the Zulu Kingdom.
-
B.
Circassian genocide
The Circassian genocide was the mass killing, forced displacement, and ethnic cleansing of the Circassian people by the Russian Empire in the 19th century, particularly during and after the Caucasian War.
-
C.
1994 Rwandan genocide
The 1994 Rwandan genocide was a mass slaughter in which extremist Hutu militias and civilians killed an estimated 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu over about 100 days, making it one of the most horrific genocides of the late 20th century.
-
D.
Philippeville massacre
The Philippeville massacre was a 1955 outbreak of violence in and around the Algerian town of Philippeville, where coordinated FLN attacks and brutal French reprisals marked a major escalation in the Algerian War of Independence.
-
E.
Sharpeville massacre
The Sharpeville massacre was a 1960 incident in South Africa in which police opened fire on a peaceful anti–pass laws protest, killing 69 people and marking a turning point in the struggle against apartheid.
- 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_69a8871289048190b00b0d7744b7b2b1 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb3f275408190affa93f8cb6a8184 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adfbdb5d7c8190ab3e7c368041c641 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:44 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adfcae8a348190aa5688d0d183c323 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:48 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adfd713c4081908a2fae2fada76dae |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:51 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.