Triple
T9798240
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | South African Border War |
E237770
|
entity |
| Predicate | location |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | South West Africa |
E14828
|
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: South West Africa | Statement: [South African Border War, location, South West Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South West Africa Context triple: [South African Border War, location, South West Africa]
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A.
Portuguese East Africa
Portuguese East Africa was a former Portuguese colony in southeastern Africa, largely corresponding to present-day Mozambique.
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B.
Namibia
chosen
Namibia is a sparsely populated country in southwestern Africa known for its dramatic desert landscapes, diverse wildlife, and a legal system influenced by Roman-Dutch law.
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C.
South African Republic
The South African Republic, also known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled state in southern Africa during the 19th century that later became part of modern South Africa.
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D.
Ovamboland
Ovamboland is a historical region in northern Namibia and southern Angola traditionally inhabited by the Ovambo people, who speak the Oshiwambo language.
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E.
Saint-Affrique
Saint-Affrique is a small historic town in southern France known for its rural charm and location in the Aveyron department.
- 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_69ca84dc04488190b9c91193976c0960 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cda627cc2c81909ccc2e26751f5e85 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 11:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1c445c81481908700ffde5dd28936 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 2:09 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:28 p.m.