Triple
T7880080
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Retief |
E182954
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Johan Retief
Johan Retief is a notable individual recognized for bearing the Afrikaans surname Retief.
|
E714855
|
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: Johan Retief | Statement: [Retief, notableBearer, Johan Retief]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johan Retief Context triple: [Retief, notableBearer, Johan Retief]
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A.
Christiaan de Wet
Christiaan de Wet was a prominent Boer general and guerrilla leader renowned for his daring and highly effective campaigns against British forces during the Second Boer War.
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B.
Gerrit Maritz
Gerrit Maritz was a prominent early 19th-century Boer leader and wagoner who played a key role in the Great Trek and the establishment of Voortrekker settlements in southern Africa.
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C.
Piet Retief
Piet Retief was a prominent Voortrekker leader and pioneer of the Great Trek in 19th-century South Africa, known for his role in negotiating land with Zulu King Dingane and his subsequent massacre.
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D.
Piet Joubert
Piet Joubert was a prominent Boer military leader and politician who served as Commandant-General of the South African Republic and played a key role in conflicts against British rule in the late 19th century.
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E.
Marthinus
Marthinus is a masculine given name of Afrikaans and Dutch origin, historically borne by several notable South African figures.
- 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: Johan Retief Triple: [Retief, notableBearer, Johan Retief]
Generated description
Johan Retief is a notable individual recognized for bearing the Afrikaans surname Retief.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johan Retief Target entity description: Johan Retief is a notable individual recognized for bearing the Afrikaans surname Retief.
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A.
Christiaan de Wet
Christiaan de Wet was a prominent Boer general and guerrilla leader renowned for his daring and highly effective campaigns against British forces during the Second Boer War.
-
B.
Gerrit Maritz
Gerrit Maritz was a prominent early 19th-century Boer leader and wagoner who played a key role in the Great Trek and the establishment of Voortrekker settlements in southern Africa.
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C.
Piet Retief
Piet Retief was a prominent Voortrekker leader and pioneer of the Great Trek in 19th-century South Africa, known for his role in negotiating land with Zulu King Dingane and his subsequent massacre.
-
D.
Piet Joubert
Piet Joubert was a prominent Boer military leader and politician who served as Commandant-General of the South African Republic and played a key role in conflicts against British rule in the late 19th century.
-
E.
Marthinus
Marthinus is a masculine given name of Afrikaans and Dutch origin, historically borne by several notable South African figures.
- 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_69ca828a17248190b46defe758bc5ad3 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb39bffbc481908e868ab98a38e10a |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:04 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ccbdbcede08190af889a5228de01f5 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 6:39 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ccc24a39f88190995f076d1a7ec3e7 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 6:59 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ccc37f0ca88190b4e077f23dbbe6f8 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 7:04 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:58 p.m.