Triple
T20216684
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Usumbura |
E495144
|
entity |
| Predicate | wasPartOf |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Belgian colonial empire |
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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: Belgian colonial empire | Statement: [Usumbura, wasPartOf, Belgian colonial empire]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Belgian colonial empire Context triple: [Usumbura, wasPartOf, Belgian colonial empire]
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A.
Belgian Congo (as associated territory)
Belgian Congo (as associated territory) was a central African colony under Belgian rule that served as the administrative and economic hub for nearby territories such as Ruanda-Urundi during the colonial period.
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B.
Belgian colonial authorities
Belgian colonial authorities were the European administrators who governed Belgium’s overseas territories, most notably in Central Africa, and implemented racialized policies that deeply shaped local social and political structures.
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C.
Congo Free State
The Congo Free State was a vast Central African territory privately controlled by Belgium’s King Leopold II in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, notorious for extreme exploitation and atrocities during European colonial expansion.
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D.
Dutch colonial empire
The Dutch colonial empire was a global network of overseas territories and trading posts dominated by the Dutch Republic from the 17th to the 19th centuries, centered on maritime commerce, the Dutch East India Company, and control of key strategic ports and colonies.
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E.
Dutch Angola
Dutch Angola was a short-lived 17th-century Dutch colonial foothold on the west coast of Central Africa, centered on Luanda and primarily focused on the Atlantic slave trade.
- 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: Belgian colonial empire Target entity description: The Belgian colonial empire was the overseas territories controlled by Belgium, most notably the Congo Free State/Belgian Congo, Ruanda-Urundi, and other African possessions, from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
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A.
Belgian Congo (as associated territory)
Belgian Congo (as associated territory) was a central African colony under Belgian rule that served as the administrative and economic hub for nearby territories such as Ruanda-Urundi during the colonial period.
-
B.
Belgian colonial authorities
Belgian colonial authorities were the European administrators who governed Belgium’s overseas territories, most notably in Central Africa, and implemented racialized policies that deeply shaped local social and political structures.
-
C.
Congo Free State
The Congo Free State was a vast Central African territory privately controlled by Belgium’s King Leopold II in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, notorious for extreme exploitation and atrocities during European colonial expansion.
-
D.
Dutch colonial empire
The Dutch colonial empire was a global network of overseas territories and trading posts dominated by the Dutch Republic from the 17th to the 19th centuries, centered on maritime commerce, the Dutch East India Company, and control of key strategic ports and colonies.
-
E.
Dutch Angola
Dutch Angola was a short-lived 17th-century Dutch colonial foothold on the west coast of Central Africa, centered on Luanda and primarily focused on the Atlantic slave trade.
- 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_69da626cff80819097b530718a7c98b6 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e66eda2f188190adf39d895e8b99f2 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 6:22 p.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:39 p.m.