Triple
T334860
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Koos de la Rey |
E6702
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthPlace |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Winburg, Orange Free State
Winburg, Orange Free State was a 19th-century town in the former Boer republic of the Orange Free State, in what is now central South Africa.
|
E45466
|
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: Winburg, Orange Free State | Statement: [Koos de la Rey, birthPlace, Winburg, Orange Free State]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Winburg, Orange Free State Context triple: [Koos de la Rey, birthPlace, Winburg, Orange Free State]
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A.
Greytown
Greytown is a small town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, historically notable as the birthplace of Boer general and first South African Prime Minister Louis Botha.
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B.
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg is a major city in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, historically significant as a colonial administrative center and now known for its Victorian architecture and role as a regional economic and educational hub.
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C.
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein is a major South African city known as the seat of the country’s highest courts and one of its three national capitals.
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D.
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth is a large coastal city in South Africa known for its major seaport, automotive industry, and popular beaches along Algoa Bay.
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E.
Pretoria, South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa is one of the country’s three capital cities, serving as the administrative capital and a major center for government, education, and culture.
- 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: Winburg, Orange Free State Triple: [Koos de la Rey, birthPlace, Winburg, Orange Free State]
Generated description
Winburg, Orange Free State was a 19th-century town in the former Boer republic of the Orange Free State, in what is now central South Africa.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Winburg, Orange Free State Target entity description: Winburg, Orange Free State was a 19th-century town in the former Boer republic of the Orange Free State, in what is now central South Africa.
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A.
Greytown
Greytown is a small town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, historically notable as the birthplace of Boer general and first South African Prime Minister Louis Botha.
-
B.
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg is a major city in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, historically significant as a colonial administrative center and now known for its Victorian architecture and role as a regional economic and educational hub.
-
C.
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein is a major South African city known as the seat of the country’s highest courts and one of its three national capitals.
-
D.
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth is a large coastal city in South Africa known for its major seaport, automotive industry, and popular beaches along Algoa Bay.
-
E.
Pretoria, South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa is one of the country’s three capital cities, serving as the administrative capital and a major center for government, education, and culture.
- 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_69a2e79434908190a9d5afe415153ad9 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eac641708190b85fa21368e5de8e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3e572e9c48190b177b363ed8a8404 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:06 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3e5b24a3c8190a07157325ed40960 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:07 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3e60a742481908c69fe016283c83a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:08 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.