Triple
T7372016
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Boer Republic of Natalia |
E170028
|
entity |
| Predicate | successorState |
P3025
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
British Natal
British Natal was a British colonial territory in southeastern Africa that emerged after the annexation of the short-lived Boer Republic of Natalia and later became part of modern South Africa.
|
E660430
|
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: British Natal | Statement: [Boer Republic of Natalia, successorState, British Natal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Natal Context triple: [Boer Republic of Natalia, successorState, British Natal]
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A.
British South Africa
British South Africa refers to the territories in southern Africa that were under British colonial rule, including regions that later became countries such as South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi.
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B.
British
British refers to the people, institutions, and authority of the United Kingdom, which historically established and administered a vast global empire, including colonial rule over regions such as Surat in India.
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C.
British European
British European was a UK-based regional airline that operated short-haul flights across the United Kingdom and Europe before later becoming known as Flybe.
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D.
British Ceylon
British Ceylon was the British colonial possession in the Indian Ocean that encompassed the island of present-day Sri Lanka from the late 18th century until its independence in 1948.
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E.
Brits
Brits is a town in the North West province of South Africa, known for its agriculture, mining activities, and proximity to Pretoria.
- 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: British Natal Triple: [Boer Republic of Natalia, successorState, British Natal]
Generated description
British Natal was a British colonial territory in southeastern Africa that emerged after the annexation of the short-lived Boer Republic of Natalia and later became part of modern South Africa.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Natal Target entity description: British Natal was a British colonial territory in southeastern Africa that emerged after the annexation of the short-lived Boer Republic of Natalia and later became part of modern South Africa.
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A.
British South Africa
British South Africa refers to the territories in southern Africa that were under British colonial rule, including regions that later became countries such as South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi.
-
B.
British
British refers to the people, institutions, and authority of the United Kingdom, which historically established and administered a vast global empire, including colonial rule over regions such as Surat in India.
-
C.
British European
British European was a UK-based regional airline that operated short-haul flights across the United Kingdom and Europe before later becoming known as Flybe.
-
D.
British Ceylon
British Ceylon was the British colonial possession in the Indian Ocean that encompassed the island of present-day Sri Lanka from the late 18th century until its independence in 1948.
-
E.
Brits
Brits is a town in the North West province of South Africa, known for its agriculture, mining activities, and proximity to Pretoria.
- 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_69c68a5bfaac81909ce7f001dfb70c76 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f18451d88190ad4a2674279bb703 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c802c711788190806987567dbc9942 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 4:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c8035151a481908a33c1ecd12c2f6d |
completed | March 28, 2026, 4:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c803aea0808190a5208c02a0db1187 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 4:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:07 p.m.