Triple
T2608650
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Battle of Sanna's Post |
E58720
|
entity |
| Predicate | precededBy |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
British occupation of Bloemfontein
The British occupation of Bloemfontein was a key phase of the Second Boer War during which British forces captured and held the Orange Free State capital, marking a major strategic and symbolic setback for the Boer republics.
|
E282471
|
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: British occupation of Bloemfontein | Statement: [Battle of Sanna's Post, precededBy, British occupation of Bloemfontein]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British occupation of Bloemfontein Context triple: [Battle of Sanna's Post, precededBy, British occupation of Bloemfontein]
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A.
Siege of Ladysmith
The Siege of Ladysmith was a major engagement of the Second Boer War (1899–1902) in which British forces were encircled and besieged by Boer commandos in the town of Ladysmith in present-day South Africa.
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B.
Murder of Piet Retief
The Murder of Piet Retief was a pivotal 1838 killing of the Voortrekker leader and his delegation by Zulu King Dingane, an event that dramatically escalated conflict during the Great Trek in South Africa.
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C.
Siege of Mafeking
The Siege of Mafeking was a famous 217-day Boer War siege of a British-held town in South Africa whose relief became a major propaganda victory and symbol of British resilience.
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D.
Battle of Ladysmith
The Battle of Ladysmith was an early engagement of the Second Boer War in 1899 in which British forces clashed with Boer commandos around the town of Ladysmith in Natal, South Africa.
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E.
Siege of Kimberley
The Siege of Kimberley was a key early engagement of the Second Boer War in which Boer forces surrounded the diamond-mining town of Kimberley, South Africa, prompting a prolonged British defense and a high-profile relief effort.
- 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: British occupation of Bloemfontein Triple: [Battle of Sanna's Post, precededBy, British occupation of Bloemfontein]
Generated description
The British occupation of Bloemfontein was a key phase of the Second Boer War during which British forces captured and held the Orange Free State capital, marking a major strategic and symbolic setback for the Boer republics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British occupation of Bloemfontein Target entity description: The British occupation of Bloemfontein was a key phase of the Second Boer War during which British forces captured and held the Orange Free State capital, marking a major strategic and symbolic setback for the Boer republics.
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A.
Siege of Ladysmith
The Siege of Ladysmith was a major engagement of the Second Boer War (1899–1902) in which British forces were encircled and besieged by Boer commandos in the town of Ladysmith in present-day South Africa.
-
B.
Murder of Piet Retief
The Murder of Piet Retief was a pivotal 1838 killing of the Voortrekker leader and his delegation by Zulu King Dingane, an event that dramatically escalated conflict during the Great Trek in South Africa.
-
C.
Siege of Mafeking
The Siege of Mafeking was a famous 217-day Boer War siege of a British-held town in South Africa whose relief became a major propaganda victory and symbol of British resilience.
-
D.
Battle of Ladysmith
The Battle of Ladysmith was an early engagement of the Second Boer War in 1899 in which British forces clashed with Boer commandos around the town of Ladysmith in Natal, South Africa.
-
E.
Siege of Kimberley
The Siege of Kimberley was a key early engagement of the Second Boer War in which Boer forces surrounded the diamond-mining town of Kimberley, South Africa, prompting a prolonged British defense and a high-profile relief effort.
- 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_69ab4ac3523881909679750c9f8c2dec |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd868acc481909444c99a621cdbec |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:48 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af83e1efb88190b79c2c6ac0e87647 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af84a15b5c8190bb68b6ff313adb6c |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af85aa5f548190a4ce1a4ff38ca5e3 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:44 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:49 p.m.