Triple
T9226920
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bechuanaland Protectorate |
E221706
|
entity |
| Predicate | successor |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Republic of Botswana |
E15169
|
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: Republic of Botswana | Statement: [Bechuanaland Protectorate, successor, Republic of Botswana]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Republic of Botswana Context triple: [Bechuanaland Protectorate, successor, Republic of Botswana]
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A.
Botswana
chosen
Botswana is a landlocked country in Southern Africa known for its stable democracy, significant diamond resources, and vast wildlife-rich landscapes including the Okavango Delta.
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B.
Botswana and Zimbabwe
Botswana and Zimbabwe are neighboring landlocked countries in Southern Africa that share close historical, economic, and ecological ties.
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C.
Lesotho
Lesotho is a small, landlocked constitutional monarchy in Southern Africa, entirely surrounded by South Africa and known for its mountainous terrain and high-altitude settlements.
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D.
Eswatini
Eswatini is a small landlocked monarchy in Southern Africa known for its blend of traditional Swazi culture and modern institutions.
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E.
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe was a powerful medieval Shona state in southeastern Africa, renowned for its monumental stone architecture at Great Zimbabwe and its role as a major center of regional trade.
- 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_69ca83ec8db08190a9110df8232885d2 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ccda9ecef48190b8aa0e316d07cec7 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 8:43 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d09bac57e8819093dd5faf350a4133 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 5:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:28 p.m.