Triple
T2026272
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Boer forces |
E44414
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCommander |
P1197
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Jan Smuts |
E64997
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Jan Smuts | Statement: [Boer forces, notableCommander, Jan Smuts]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jan Smuts Context triple: [Boer forces, notableCommander, Jan Smuts]
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A.
Jan Smuts
chosen
Jan Smuts was a South African statesman, military leader, and philosopher who served as prime minister and played a major role in shaping the post–World War I international order.
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B.
Smuts
Smuts are a group of parasitic fungi known for infecting grasses and cereal crops, often producing dark, powdery masses of spores.
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C.
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Leslie Hore-Belisha was a British Liberal and later National Government politician best known as Minister of Transport in the 1930s, where he introduced major road safety reforms including the 30 mph speed limit and the Belisha beacon.
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D.
Hardwicke Rawnsley
Hardwicke Rawnsley was a British clergyman, conservationist, and social reformer best known as a co-founder of the National Trust and an early protector of the Lake District’s natural and cultural heritage.
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E.
J. B. M. Hertzog
J. B. M. Hertzog was a prominent early 20th-century South African prime minister and nationalist politician who championed Afrikaner interests and greater autonomy from the British Empire.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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_69a889144f2481909932f0746a93023d |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb91055d88190a980e7b42e5895d4 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:35 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae0afc9e3c8190a045ef1c987c4141 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m.