Triple

T8132030
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject South Africa Act 1909 E189873 entity
Predicate unitedColony P35330 FINISHED
Object Cape Colony E2100 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Cape Colony | Statement: [South Africa Act 1909, unitedColony, Cape Colony]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cape Colony
Context triple: [South Africa Act 1909, unitedColony, Cape Colony]
  • A. Cape Colony chosen
    Cape Colony was a former European settlement and strategic refreshment station at the southern tip of Africa that developed into a key hub of trade, migration, and colonial expansion.
  • B. Colony of Natal
    The Colony of Natal was a British colonial territory in southeastern Africa, centered on the port of Durban, that existed from the mid-19th century until it became part of the Union of South Africa in 1910.
  • C. Dominion of South Africa
    The Dominion of South Africa was a self-governing British dominion (1910–1961) that participated in both World Wars and formed the historical predecessor to the modern Republic of South Africa.
  • D. Boer Republic of Natalia
    The Boer Republic of Natalia was a short-lived 19th-century Boer-ruled republic in southeastern Africa that existed before being incorporated into British-controlled Natal.
  • E. South African Republic
    The South African Republic, also known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled state in southern Africa during the 19th century that later became part of modern South Africa.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: unitedColony
Context triple: [South Africa Act 1909, unitedColony, Cape Colony]
  • A. associatedColony
    Indicates that one entity is linked or connected to a particular colony, typically as its member, origin, or related settlement.
  • B. mergedColonies
    Indicates that two or more previously separate colonies have been combined into a single unified colony.
  • C. colonyOf
    Indicates that one entity is a colony belonging to, founded by, or politically dependent on another entity.
  • D. unites chosen
    Indicates that one entity brings together multiple entities into a single, cohesive whole or shared state.
  • E. associatedConfederation
    Indicates a relationship where an entity is linked to, belongs to, or is formally connected with a specific confederation.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (4 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_69ca82bcb4848190a9a9d036ad768642 completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb4c4c2e388190b86854f8b1765e61 completed March 31, 2026, 4:23 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cc9482113881909439c9e43fbc933f completed April 1, 2026, 3:44 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69cb3696379c8190a20965e59ed8f370 completed March 31, 2026, 2:51 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:34 p.m.