Triple
T860966
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Indians in South Africa |
E18596
|
entity |
| Predicate | colonialPowerAtFirstArrival |
P20274
|
FINISHED |
| Object | British Empire |
E2886
|
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: British Empire | Statement: [Indians in South Africa, colonialPowerAtFirstArrival, British Empire]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Empire Context triple: [Indians in South Africa, colonialPowerAtFirstArrival, British Empire]
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A.
British Empire
chosen
The British Empire was a vast global colonial empire dominated by Britain that, at its height, controlled territories on every inhabited continent and profoundly shaped modern political, economic, and cultural history.
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B.
Dominions of the British Empire
The Dominions of the British Empire were semi-autonomous, self-governing polities within the British Empire—such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand—that recognized the British monarch as head of state while managing their own internal affairs.
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C.
English Commonwealth
The English Commonwealth was the republican government that ruled England (and later Scotland and Ireland) from 1649 to 1660 following the execution of Charles I and the abolition of the monarchy.
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D.
Britannia
Britannia is the female warrior-like figure symbolizing the United Kingdom, traditionally depicted with a helmet, shield, and trident as an emblem of national strength and maritime power.
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E.
Kingdom of Great Britain
The Kingdom of Great Britain was a sovereign state that existed from 1707 to 1801, formed by the political union of England (and Wales) and Scotland, and became a major global colonial and maritime power.
- 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: colonialPowerAtFirstArrival Context triple: [Indians in South Africa, colonialPowerAtFirstArrival, British Empire]
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A.
colonialPowerOfOrigin
Indicates the colonial state or empire from which a colony or formerly colonized territory originated or was governed.
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B.
firstSettlersArrived
Indicates that the earliest group of settlers reached or came to a particular place or region.
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C.
hasColonialHistoryWith
Indicates that one entity has a historical relationship of colonization or being colonized involving the other entity.
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D.
formerColonyEstablishedIn
Indicates that a former colony was originally established in a specified year or time period.
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E.
firstEuropeanClaimBy
Indicates that a place or territory was first formally claimed or asserted as possession by a specified European individual, group, or state.
- 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_69a4938bdd3c8190a954a3c11844d9cf |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4ac52536c8190ab198232e9ec4bd6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:14 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acbf0330b4819089042160ff199336 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:12 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4aa84835081908aaf98b10656d7d6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:07 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69a4ab498bb0819080e3afb684b504b6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:10 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.