Triple
T11715932
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mthatha River |
E278497
|
entity |
| Predicate | region |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Transkei |
E251004
|
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: Transkei | Statement: [Mthatha River, region, Transkei]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transkei Context triple: [Mthatha River, region, Transkei]
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A.
Transkei
chosen
Transkei was a former bantustan in southeastern South Africa, established under apartheid as a nominally self-governing territory primarily for Xhosa-speaking peoples.
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B.
Transkei, South Africa
Transkei, South Africa was a former bantustan in the southeastern part of the country, historically designated for Xhosa-speaking people during the apartheid era.
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C.
Ciskei
Ciskei was a nominally independent Bantustan in southeastern South Africa established under apartheid as a homeland for Xhosa-speaking people.
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D.
Kwaluseni
Kwaluseni is a town in Eswatini known primarily as the main campus site of the University of Eswatini.
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E.
Sekhukhuneland
Sekhukhuneland is a historical region in northeastern South Africa that served as the heartland of the Pedi kingdom and culture.
- 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_69d6aaff2ce88190b4a1e4b341ad5377 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a4bf54d88190a8e07fbbf8d9e962 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f0197d03c08190a5515ffe3cc887ea |
completed | April 28, 2026, 2:20 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:40 p.m.