Triple
T7074602
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | KwaZulu homeland |
E164783
|
entity |
| Predicate | borderedBy |
P224
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Natal Province of South Africa |
E151029
|
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: Natal Province of South Africa | Statement: [KwaZulu homeland, borderedBy, Natal Province of South Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Natal Province of South Africa Context triple: [KwaZulu homeland, borderedBy, Natal Province of South Africa]
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A.
Natal Province
chosen
Natal Province was a former province of South Africa on the country’s eastern coast, centered on the city of Durban and known for its significant Zulu population and history.
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B.
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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C.
Province of Natal
The Province of Natal was a former administrative region of South Africa that existed from 1910 to 1994, encompassing the area around Durban and Pietermaritzburg along the country’s eastern coast.
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D.
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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E.
Natal, South Africa
Natal, South Africa was a former British colony and later a province on the country’s eastern coast, centered around the port city of Durban and known for its diverse population and sugarcane agriculture.
- 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_69c6887cbc6c8190bdfac42d940f4d8a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e4ccb42c81909f5627aa97db7a84 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c79c8ca5a48190bbfbf640fb1f778d |
completed | March 28, 2026, 9:17 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:39 p.m.