Triple

T6602899
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Edmund Allenby E149043 entity
Predicate conflict P12 FINISHED
Object Second Boer War E790 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Second Boer War | Statement: [Edmund Allenby, conflict, Second Boer War]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Second Boer War
Context triple: [Edmund Allenby, conflict, Second Boer War]
  • A. Second Boer War chosen
    The Second Boer War was a late 19th–early 20th century conflict in South Africa between the British Empire and the Boer republics, notable for its guerrilla warfare, concentration camps, and role in shaping modern South African and British imperial history.
  • B. First Boer War
    The First Boer War was an 1880–1881 conflict in which Boer settlers successfully resisted British control in the Transvaal, leading to a brief restoration of Boer independence in South Africa.
  • C. Boer Wars
    The Boer Wars were two late 19th- and early 20th-century conflicts in South Africa between the British Empire and the Boer republics, pivotal in shaping modern South African history and British imperial policy.
  • D. Anglo-Zulu War
    The Anglo-Zulu War was an 1879 conflict in southern Africa between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom, marked by famous battles such as Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift and resulting in the eventual defeat and dismantling of the Zulu state.
  • E. Boer invasion of Cape Colony
    The Boer invasion of Cape Colony was an early Second Boer War campaign in which Boer forces crossed into British-controlled Cape territory, triggering key engagements and sieges such as those at Kimberley and Mafeking.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c687eaa7508190bb58ce2aa02039b3 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6af10303081909541a140f8898979 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c6eed99a1c8190b37da0ffed24e203 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 1:56 p.m.