Triple
T6591534
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Colony of Natal |
E159370
|
entity |
| Predicate | todayPartOf |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object | province of KwaZulu-Natal |
E25962
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: province of KwaZulu-Natal | Statement: [Colony of Natal, todayPartOf, province of KwaZulu-Natal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: province of KwaZulu-Natal Context triple: [Colony of Natal, todayPartOf, province of KwaZulu-Natal]
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A.
North West Province
North West Province is a largely rural, mining- and agriculture-focused province in north-central South Africa, bordering Botswana and known for sites such as Sun City and the Pilanesberg Game Reserve.
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B.
KwaZulu-Natal
chosen
KwaZulu-Natal is a coastal province in eastern South Africa known for its Zulu cultural heritage, major cities like Durban and Pietermaritzburg, and diverse landscapes ranging from beaches to the Drakensberg mountains.
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C.
Limpopo Province
Limpopo Province is South Africa’s northernmost province, known for its rich wildlife, cultural diversity, and extensive agricultural and mining activities.
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D.
Maputo Province
Maputo Province is a southern Mozambican province surrounding the national capital region and extending to the borders with South Africa and Eswatini.
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E.
Midlands region of KwaZulu-Natal
The Midlands region of KwaZulu-Natal is a scenic, largely rural area in South Africa known for its rolling green hills, farmlands, arts-and-crafts routes, and historic small towns between Pietermaritzburg and the Drakensberg.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c688366ce8819083f8883983c0df92 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6aece1f848190a11676e072afb002 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c6cbba656c81909c3876a8f2f7300e |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:26 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 1:55 p.m.