Triple
T7998766
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Andries Hendrik Potgieter |
E186191
|
entity |
| Predicate | residence |
P75
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Transvaal region |
E14155
|
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: Transvaal region | Statement: [Andries Hendrik Potgieter, residence, Transvaal region]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transvaal region Context triple: [Andries Hendrik Potgieter, residence, Transvaal region]
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A.
Transvaal
chosen
Transvaal was a former Boer republic and later British colony in what is now northeastern South Africa, central to the conflicts and politics of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Zululand region
The Zululand region is an area in northeastern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, known for its rich Zulu cultural heritage, diverse wildlife reserves, and varied landscapes ranging from coastal plains to inland hills.
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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.
Amajuba region
The Amajuba region is an administrative and historical area in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, known for its coal mining, industrial centers, and significant Anglo-Boer War battle sites.
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E.
Vhembe region
The Vhembe region is a predominantly rural area in the northernmost part of South Africa’s Limpopo Province, known for its rich Venda cultural heritage, agricultural activities, and proximity to borders with Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
- 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_69ca82aaaf24819084b94d18f699ba53 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb3c9a12788190a5607a538f4e07c1 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:16 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cbe114372c819086f06e184d5ebde2 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 2:58 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:17 p.m.