Triple
T6701165
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Rhodesia |
E152880
|
entity |
| Predicate | headOfGovernment |
P307
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ian Smith
Ian Smith was the Prime Minister of Rhodesia best known for leading its white-minority government and issuing the Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Britain in 1965.
|
E614316
|
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: Ian Smith | Statement: [Rhodesia, headOfGovernment, Ian Smith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian Smith Context triple: [Rhodesia, headOfGovernment, Ian Smith]
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A.
Robert Mugabe
Robert Mugabe was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who led Zimbabwe from independence in 1980 until 2017, becoming one of Africa’s longest-serving and most controversial leaders.
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B.
Joshua Nkomo
Joshua Nkomo was a prominent Zimbabwean nationalist leader and key figure in the country’s struggle for independence, later serving in senior government roles.
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C.
Kenneth Kaunda
Kenneth Kaunda was the founding president of independent Zambia and a leading figure in Africa’s post-colonial liberation and non-aligned movements.
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D.
Seretse Khama
Seretse Khama was the founding President of Botswana and a key figure in leading the country to independence and early democratic stability.
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E.
Ian Khama
Ian Khama is a Botswanan politician and former military officer who served as the fourth President of Botswana from 2008 to 2018.
- 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: Ian Smith Triple: [Rhodesia, headOfGovernment, Ian Smith]
Generated description
Ian Smith was the Prime Minister of Rhodesia best known for leading its white-minority government and issuing the Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Britain in 1965.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ian Smith Target entity description: Ian Smith was the Prime Minister of Rhodesia best known for leading its white-minority government and issuing the Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Britain in 1965.
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A.
Robert Mugabe
Robert Mugabe was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who led Zimbabwe from independence in 1980 until 2017, becoming one of Africa’s longest-serving and most controversial leaders.
-
B.
Joshua Nkomo
Joshua Nkomo was a prominent Zimbabwean nationalist leader and key figure in the country’s struggle for independence, later serving in senior government roles.
-
C.
Kenneth Kaunda
Kenneth Kaunda was the founding president of independent Zambia and a leading figure in Africa’s post-colonial liberation and non-aligned movements.
-
D.
Seretse Khama
Seretse Khama was the founding President of Botswana and a key figure in leading the country to independence and early democratic stability.
-
E.
Ian Khama
Ian Khama is a Botswanan politician and former military officer who served as the fourth President of Botswana from 2008 to 2018.
- 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_69c68807adbc8190b8632df42b39eda0 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d0e4a1848190997520ddd7808cc6 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c70081395c8190921636db5cfa096a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:11 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c704f464f88190be8163b2dfd32bcf |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:30 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c705db3098819083ce9a93e429b758 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:05 p.m.