Triple
T8146053
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Boer republics |
E190213
|
entity |
| Predicate | precededBy |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Dutch Cape Colony |
E2100
|
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: Dutch Cape Colony | Statement: [Boer republics, precededBy, Dutch Cape Colony]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dutch Cape Colony Context triple: [Boer republics, precededBy, Dutch Cape Colony]
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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.
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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.
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C.
Riebeek-Wes, Cape Colony
Riebeek-Wes, Cape Colony was a small rural town in the former Cape Colony (now South Africa) known historically as the birthplace of future South African prime minister D. F. Malan.
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D.
Prince Albert, Cape Colony
Prince Albert, Cape Colony was a small 19th-century town in the former British Cape Colony, known as a rural settlement in what is now South Africa’s Western Cape.
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E.
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.
- 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_69ca82be7ba8819087de0147e9292c83 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb4447dbc48190affb0f34f6c85f5a |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:49 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ccbedc48108190bcf98a82b9625250 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 6:44 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:36 p.m.