Triple
T9178100
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Herero and Namaqua genocide |
E220251
|
entity |
| Predicate | commander |
P1061
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Lothar von Trotha
Lothar von Trotha was a German general of the Imperial Army notorious for orchestrating the genocidal campaign against the Herero and Namaqua peoples in German South West Africa in the early 20th century.
|
E782167
|
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: Lothar von Trotha | Statement: [Herero and Namaqua genocide, commander, Lothar von Trotha]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lothar von Trotha Context triple: [Herero and Namaqua genocide, commander, Lothar von Trotha]
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A.
Walther von Lüttwitz
Walther von Lüttwitz was a German general and monarchist who played a key role in post-World War I right-wing military politics and helped lead the failed 1920 Kapp Putsch against the Weimar Republic.
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B.
Max von Gallwitz
Max von Gallwitz was a German general of World War I who held several high-level field commands on the Western and Eastern Fronts.
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C.
Wilhelm Groener
Wilhelm Groener was a German general and politician who played a key role in stabilizing Germany after World War I, notably helping to suppress revolutionary uprisings and later serving as Minister of Defence during the Weimar Republic.
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D.
Walther von Reichenau
Walther von Reichenau was a German field marshal in the Wehrmacht during World War II, known for his leading role in early German campaigns and his involvement in Nazi war crimes on the Eastern Front.
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E.
Heinrich von Lüttwitz
Heinrich von Lüttwitz was a German Wehrmacht general and armored warfare commander during World War II, noted for leading panzer units on the Western Front.
- 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: Lothar von Trotha Triple: [Herero and Namaqua genocide, commander, Lothar von Trotha]
Generated description
Lothar von Trotha was a German general of the Imperial Army notorious for orchestrating the genocidal campaign against the Herero and Namaqua peoples in German South West Africa in the early 20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lothar von Trotha Target entity description: Lothar von Trotha was a German general of the Imperial Army notorious for orchestrating the genocidal campaign against the Herero and Namaqua peoples in German South West Africa in the early 20th century.
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A.
Walther von Lüttwitz
Walther von Lüttwitz was a German general and monarchist who played a key role in post-World War I right-wing military politics and helped lead the failed 1920 Kapp Putsch against the Weimar Republic.
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B.
Max von Gallwitz
Max von Gallwitz was a German general of World War I who held several high-level field commands on the Western and Eastern Fronts.
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C.
Wilhelm Groener
Wilhelm Groener was a German general and politician who played a key role in stabilizing Germany after World War I, notably helping to suppress revolutionary uprisings and later serving as Minister of Defence during the Weimar Republic.
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D.
Walther von Reichenau
Walther von Reichenau was a German field marshal in the Wehrmacht during World War II, known for his leading role in early German campaigns and his involvement in Nazi war crimes on the Eastern Front.
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E.
Heinrich von Lüttwitz
Heinrich von Lüttwitz was a German Wehrmacht general and armored warfare commander during World War II, noted for leading panzer units on the Western Front.
- 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_69ca83e589948190ac9907819db11ddf |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ccc24eeb988190af82dfba49aac2f8 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 6:59 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d054ae9a708190b26c2f2c7ebb59c9 |
completed | April 4, 2026, midnight |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d05571243c8190bd7fcc6e675b3500 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:04 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d0564391cc81909c0cea2d49c38fb4 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:07 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:23 p.m.