Triple

T23122176
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Battle of Kambula E576923 entity
Predicate BritishForcesComposition P6154 FINISHED
Object Natal Native Contingent NE NERFINISHED

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: Natal Native Contingent | Statement: [Battle of Kambula, BritishForcesComposition, Natal Native Contingent]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Natal Native Contingent
Context triple: [Battle of Kambula, BritishForcesComposition, Natal Native Contingent]
  • A. Natal Native Contingent chosen
    The Natal Native Contingent was a colonial auxiliary force of African troops raised by the British in Natal that played a significant but often under-equipped and under-recognized role in the Anglo-Zulu War.
  • B. South African Brigade
    The South African Brigade was a World War I infantry formation of the Union of South Africa that fought as part of the British Army, noted for its heavy losses and bravery on the Western Front.
  • C. The Kimberley Regiment
    The Kimberley Regiment is a historic South African infantry regiment known for its service in major conflicts and its longstanding traditions within the South African Army Reserve.
  • D. Pilbara Regiment
    The Pilbara Regiment is a regional Australian Army reserve unit responsible for surveillance and reconnaissance across the remote and sparsely populated Pilbara region of Western Australia.
  • E. Kosciuszko Squadron
    The Kosciuszko Squadron was a Polish-American fighter unit formed during the Polish–Soviet War, renowned for its volunteer U.S. pilots and its symbolic role in Polish aviation history.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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_69e245f6c2e881909a228fdcfeb7c7d3 completed April 17, 2026, 2:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f18e50c500819095d59aef44388153 completed April 29, 2026, 4:51 a.m.
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:59 p.m.