Triple

T20325368
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Katanga Province E492318 entity
Predicate historicalName P65 FINISHED
Object Shaba Province NE NERFINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Shaba Province | Statement: [Katanga Province, historicalName, Shaba Province]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shaba Province
Context triple: [Katanga Province, historicalName, Shaba Province]
  • A. Safi Province
    Safi Province is an administrative division on Morocco’s Atlantic coast, known for its historic port city of Safi and its important fishing and ceramics industries.
  • B. Kwanza Sul Province
    Kwanza Sul Province is a coastal region of western Angola known for its agricultural economy, diverse ethnic composition, and strategic location along the Atlantic Ocean.
  • C. M'Sila Province
    M'Sila Province is an inland administrative region of northern Algeria known for its semi-arid high plains and agricultural activities.
  • D. Assa-Zag Province
    Assa-Zag Province is an administrative division in southwestern Morocco known for its largely desert landscape and sparsely populated territory.
  • E. Kapisa Province
    Kapisa Province is a small, strategically located province in northeastern Afghanistan known for its mountainous terrain and proximity to Kabul.
  • 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: Shaba Province
Target entity description: Shaba Province was the name used during the Mobutu era for the mineral-rich southeastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo historically and more commonly known as Katanga.
  • A. Safi Province
    Safi Province is an administrative division on Morocco’s Atlantic coast, known for its historic port city of Safi and its important fishing and ceramics industries.
  • B. Kwanza Sul Province
    Kwanza Sul Province is a coastal region of western Angola known for its agricultural economy, diverse ethnic composition, and strategic location along the Atlantic Ocean.
  • C. M'Sila Province
    M'Sila Province is an inland administrative region of northern Algeria known for its semi-arid high plains and agricultural activities.
  • D. Assa-Zag Province
    Assa-Zag Province is an administrative division in southwestern Morocco known for its largely desert landscape and sparsely populated territory.
  • E. Kapisa Province
    Kapisa Province is a small, strategically located province in northeastern Afghanistan known for its mountainous terrain and proximity to Kabul.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69e0b4a0134081909113563e1c3ba68a elicitation completed
NER batch_69e6778f20288190b1862d6be61bfb67 ner completed
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:21 a.m.