Triple
T2626568
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Salisbury |
E59130
|
entity |
| Predicate | significantEvent |
P259
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
became capital of Southern Rhodesia in 1890s
Salisbury was the former name of Harare, the capital city of present-day Zimbabwe.
|
E283468
|
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: became capital of Southern Rhodesia in 1890s | Statement: [Salisbury, significantEvent, became capital of Southern Rhodesia in 1890s]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: became capital of Southern Rhodesia in 1890s Context triple: [Salisbury, significantEvent, became capital of Southern Rhodesia in 1890s]
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A.
Southern Rhodesia–United Kingdom trade agreement of 1932
The Southern Rhodesia–United Kingdom trade agreement of 1932 was a bilateral economic accord establishing preferential trade arrangements between the British colony of Southern Rhodesia and the United Kingdom as part of the wider Imperial Economic Conference framework.
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B.
Bulawayo City Hall
Bulawayo City Hall is the main municipal building and administrative center of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, housing the city’s local government offices and council chambers.
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C.
South Rhodes
South Rhodes is a municipal unit on the island of Rhodes in Greece, known for its coastal villages, beaches, and relatively undeveloped natural landscapes.
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D.
British protectorate administration in Northern Rhodesia
The British protectorate administration in Northern Rhodesia was the colonial governmental authority that directly governed the territory (now Zambia) on behalf of the British Crown after the end of company rule.
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E.
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.
- 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: became capital of Southern Rhodesia in 1890s Triple: [Salisbury, significantEvent, became capital of Southern Rhodesia in 1890s]
Generated description
Salisbury was the former name of Harare, the capital city of present-day Zimbabwe.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: became capital of Southern Rhodesia in 1890s Target entity description: Salisbury was the former name of Harare, the capital city of present-day Zimbabwe.
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A.
Southern Rhodesia–United Kingdom trade agreement of 1932
The Southern Rhodesia–United Kingdom trade agreement of 1932 was a bilateral economic accord establishing preferential trade arrangements between the British colony of Southern Rhodesia and the United Kingdom as part of the wider Imperial Economic Conference framework.
-
B.
Bulawayo City Hall
Bulawayo City Hall is the main municipal building and administrative center of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, housing the city’s local government offices and council chambers.
-
C.
South Rhodes
South Rhodes is a municipal unit on the island of Rhodes in Greece, known for its coastal villages, beaches, and relatively undeveloped natural landscapes.
-
D.
British protectorate administration in Northern Rhodesia
The British protectorate administration in Northern Rhodesia was the colonial governmental authority that directly governed the territory (now Zambia) on behalf of the British Crown after the end of company rule.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69ab4ac558388190962492cd2e1b0ce6 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd8b1bd348190a4be25caa82d2eb1 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:50 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af90a06c4c81908cc4dca65f2190bd |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af92089ef48190bcc31106e98e3cdf |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:37 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af927bb1d0819081ab11eb4470e28d |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:39 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m.