Triple
T9509894
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sir Theophilus Shepstone |
E229364
|
entity |
| Predicate | parent |
P120
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Shepstone
William Shepstone was the son of Sir Theophilus Shepstone, a prominent British South African statesman and colonial administrator in the 19th century.
|
E229364
|
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: William Shepstone | Statement: [Sir Theophilus Shepstone, parent, William Shepstone]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Shepstone Context triple: [Sir Theophilus Shepstone, parent, William Shepstone]
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A.
Sir Theophilus Shepstone
Sir Theophilus Shepstone was a 19th-century British colonial administrator in South Africa, influential in native affairs and territorial annexations under the British Empire.
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B.
Henry Bartle Frere
Henry Bartle Frere was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and diplomat best known for his controversial role as High Commissioner for Southern Africa, including actions that helped precipitate the Anglo-Zulu War.
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C.
Sir Harry Smith
Sir Harry Smith was a 19th-century British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for his military campaigns in the Napoleonic and colonial wars and for serving as Governor of the Cape Colony.
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D.
Cecil Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes was a British imperialist, businessman, and politician in southern Africa whose wealth and will established the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford.
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E.
Hardwicke Rawnsley
Hardwicke Rawnsley was a British clergyman, conservationist, and social reformer best known as a co-founder of the National Trust and an early protector of the Lake District’s natural and cultural heritage.
- 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: William Shepstone Triple: [Sir Theophilus Shepstone, parent, William Shepstone]
Generated description
William Shepstone was the son of Sir Theophilus Shepstone, a prominent British South African statesman and colonial administrator in the 19th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Shepstone Target entity description: William Shepstone was the son of Sir Theophilus Shepstone, a prominent British South African statesman and colonial administrator in the 19th century.
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A.
Sir Theophilus Shepstone
chosen
Sir Theophilus Shepstone was a 19th-century British colonial administrator in South Africa, influential in native affairs and territorial annexations under the British Empire.
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B.
Henry Bartle Frere
Henry Bartle Frere was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and diplomat best known for his controversial role as High Commissioner for Southern Africa, including actions that helped precipitate the Anglo-Zulu War.
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C.
Sir Harry Smith
Sir Harry Smith was a 19th-century British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for his military campaigns in the Napoleonic and colonial wars and for serving as Governor of the Cape Colony.
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D.
Cecil Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes was a British imperialist, businessman, and politician in southern Africa whose wealth and will established the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford.
-
E.
Hardwicke Rawnsley
Hardwicke Rawnsley was a British clergyman, conservationist, and social reformer best known as a co-founder of the National Trust and an early protector of the Lake District’s natural and cultural heritage.
- F. None of above.
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_69ca847611c48190a28c028644198c75 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd9857058881909e0a40e2024a7b4c |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d14c1092bc8190917d71e2b6f62c25 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 5:36 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d14d44b7f08190b66fecb315b37535 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 5:41 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d14e0823e881908ed723d20f14789b |
completed | April 4, 2026, 5:44 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:58 p.m.