Triple
T443856
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cape rixdollar |
E10173
|
entity |
| Predicate | usedInColonialAdministration |
P13258
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Cape Colony government |
E2100
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Cape Colony government | Statement: [Cape rixdollar, usedInColonialAdministration, Cape Colony government]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cape Colony government Context triple: [Cape rixdollar, usedInColonialAdministration, Cape Colony government]
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A.
Cape Colony
chosen
Cape Colony was a former European settlement and strategic refreshment station at the southern tip of Africa that developed into a key hub of trade, migration, and colonial expansion.
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B.
Dutch colonial government
The Dutch colonial government was the administrative authority of the Netherlands in its overseas territories, most notably the Dutch East Indies, where it imposed exploitative economic and political systems on colonized populations.
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C.
Colonial Office
The Colonial Office was the British government department responsible for administering and overseeing the governance of the British Empire’s colonies and territories.
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D.
Government of South Africa
The Government of South Africa is the national executive authority of the Republic of South Africa, responsible for implementing laws, setting policy, and administering the country through its various departments and institutions.
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E.
British South Africa Company
The British South Africa Company was a chartered company founded by Cecil Rhodes that administered and exploited large areas of southern and central Africa, notably in territories that became Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia), during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: usedInColonialAdministration Context triple: [Cape rixdollar, usedInColonialAdministration, Cape Colony government]
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A.
hadColonialAdministrationType
Indicates the specific form or system of colonial governance that was exercised over a territory or population.
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B.
hasColonialHistoryWith
Indicates that one entity has a historical relationship of colonization or being colonized involving the other entity.
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C.
colonialLegacy
Indicates the enduring influence or consequences of a past colonial relationship that continue to shape interactions or conditions between entities.
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D.
wasColonialPower
Indicates that one entity historically exercised colonial control or dominance over another entity.
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E.
colonialOffshoot
Indicates that one entity originated as a colony or derivative settlement established by another entity.
- 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_69a2e8465ef481909655c681b01e2986 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ef43e8f88190a5d368add11a38c0 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a43e7467708190bc80b1d712cba746 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:26 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a2edde2b9c8190bd20b582eb4c5065 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:30 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69a2eeb9e6b0819093863959a6e5730a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:33 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.