Triple
T5021131
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dominion of South Africa |
E112849
|
entity |
| Predicate | flag |
P401
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Flag of South Africa (1928–1994)
The Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) was the former national flag featuring the orange-white-blue horizontal tricolour with inset miniature Union Jack, Orange Free State, and Transvaal Vierkleur, symbolizing the country’s colonial and Afrikaner heritage during the apartheid era.
|
E485841
|
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: Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) | Statement: [Dominion of South Africa, flag, Flag of South Africa (1928–1994)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) Context triple: [Dominion of South Africa, flag, Flag of South Africa (1928–1994)]
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A.
Flag of the South African Republic
The Flag of the South African Republic was the national banner of the Boer-ruled Transvaal republic in the 19th and early 20th centuries, symbolizing its independence before incorporation into the British Empire.
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B.
Flag of the Orange Free State
The Flag of the Orange Free State was the national flag of the former Boer republic in southern Africa, featuring horizontal orange and white stripes with a Dutch tricolor in the canton.
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C.
Flag of Botswana
The Flag of Botswana is a light blue field with a horizontal black stripe bordered in white, symbolizing water, racial harmony, and national unity.
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D.
Flag of Namibia
The Flag of Namibia is the national flag featuring a diagonal tricolor of blue, red, and green with white borders and a golden sun, symbolizing the country’s natural resources, people, and hope for the future.
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E.
Coat of arms of South Africa
The Coat of arms of South Africa is the country’s primary national emblem, symbolizing its unity, heritage, and democratic values through a rich composition of indigenous symbols and motto.
- 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: Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) Triple: [Dominion of South Africa, flag, Flag of South Africa (1928–1994)]
Generated description
The Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) was the former national flag featuring the orange-white-blue horizontal tricolour with inset miniature Union Jack, Orange Free State, and Transvaal Vierkleur, symbolizing the country’s colonial and Afrikaner heritage during the apartheid era.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) Target entity description: The Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) was the former national flag featuring the orange-white-blue horizontal tricolour with inset miniature Union Jack, Orange Free State, and Transvaal Vierkleur, symbolizing the country’s colonial and Afrikaner heritage during the apartheid era.
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A.
Flag of the South African Republic
The Flag of the South African Republic was the national banner of the Boer-ruled Transvaal republic in the 19th and early 20th centuries, symbolizing its independence before incorporation into the British Empire.
-
B.
Flag of the Orange Free State
The Flag of the Orange Free State was the national flag of the former Boer republic in southern Africa, featuring horizontal orange and white stripes with a Dutch tricolor in the canton.
-
C.
Flag of Botswana
The Flag of Botswana is a light blue field with a horizontal black stripe bordered in white, symbolizing water, racial harmony, and national unity.
-
D.
Flag of Namibia
The Flag of Namibia is the national flag featuring a diagonal tricolor of blue, red, and green with white borders and a golden sun, symbolizing the country’s natural resources, people, and hope for the future.
-
E.
Coat of arms of South Africa
The Coat of arms of South Africa is the country’s primary national emblem, symbolizing its unity, heritage, and democratic values through a rich composition of indigenous symbols and motto.
- 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_69bd4435c2f48190be593158cbfcf8a3 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd736399ac8190aa38efc4b4edc6a2 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be927f4ad0819096826f6cb141c90b |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:43 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be92e7304081909747a34dff7f9e25 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:45 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be935872a88190adec17789298e01a |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:47 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:36 p.m.