Triple
T9119775
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Governor-General of the Union of South Africa |
E218814
|
entity |
| Predicate | flagUsed |
P591
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Governor-General's flag of the Union of South Africa
The Governor-General's flag of the Union of South Africa was the official standard flown to represent the British monarch’s vice-regal representative in South Africa during the period of the Union (1910–1961).
|
E779153
|
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: Governor-General's flag of the Union of South Africa | Statement: [Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, flagUsed, Governor-General's flag of the Union of South Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Governor-General's flag of the Union of South Africa Context triple: [Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, flagUsed, Governor-General's flag of the Union of South Africa]
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A.
Flag of South Africa (1928–1994)
The Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) was the former national flag featuring the orange-white-blue horizontal tricolour with inset miniature Union Jack, Orange Free State, and Transvaal Vierkleur, symbolizing the country’s colonial and Afrikaner heritage during the apartheid era.
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B.
Flag of the South African Republic
The Flag of the South African Republic was the national banner of the Boer-ruled Transvaal republic in the 19th and early 20th centuries, symbolizing its independence before incorporation into the British Empire.
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C.
Flag of the Orange Free State
The Flag of the Orange Free State was the national flag of the former Boer republic in southern Africa, featuring horizontal orange and white stripes with a Dutch tricolor in the canton.
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D.
Flag of Natal Colony
The Flag of Natal Colony was a British colonial ensign featuring the Union Jack with a distinctive badge representing the Colony of Natal in South Africa.
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E.
Flag of the Orange River Colony
The Flag of the Orange River Colony was the official British colonial ensign used in the early 20th century to represent the former Boer republic of the Orange Free State after its annexation by the United Kingdom.
- 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: Governor-General's flag of the Union of South Africa Triple: [Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, flagUsed, Governor-General's flag of the Union of South Africa]
Generated description
The Governor-General's flag of the Union of South Africa was the official standard flown to represent the British monarch’s vice-regal representative in South Africa during the period of the Union (1910–1961).
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Governor-General's flag of the Union of South Africa Target entity description: The Governor-General's flag of the Union of South Africa was the official standard flown to represent the British monarch’s vice-regal representative in South Africa during the period of the Union (1910–1961).
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A.
Flag of South Africa (1928–1994)
The Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) was the former national flag featuring the orange-white-blue horizontal tricolour with inset miniature Union Jack, Orange Free State, and Transvaal Vierkleur, symbolizing the country’s colonial and Afrikaner heritage during the apartheid era.
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B.
Flag of the South African Republic
The Flag of the South African Republic was the national banner of the Boer-ruled Transvaal republic in the 19th and early 20th centuries, symbolizing its independence before incorporation into the British Empire.
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C.
Flag of the Orange Free State
The Flag of the Orange Free State was the national flag of the former Boer republic in southern Africa, featuring horizontal orange and white stripes with a Dutch tricolor in the canton.
-
D.
Flag of Natal Colony
The Flag of Natal Colony was a British colonial ensign featuring the Union Jack with a distinctive badge representing the Colony of Natal in South Africa.
-
E.
Flag of the Orange River Colony
The Flag of the Orange River Colony was the official British colonial ensign used in the early 20th century to represent the former Boer republic of the Orange Free State after its annexation by the United Kingdom.
- 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_69ca83dddd548190983b96c664f7f367 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cca8a902e08190a7eb4728f32b9e1d |
completed | April 1, 2026, 5:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d030867d248190ad5b5ba3047426bb |
completed | April 3, 2026, 9:26 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d0316f47c88190920843b469d15069 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 9:30 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d032778adc8190a087497507a6e1ca |
completed | April 3, 2026, 9:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:17 p.m.