Triple
T1209319
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | KwaZulu-Natal |
E25962
|
entity |
| Predicate | formedByMergerOf |
P77
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Natal Province |
E151029
|
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: Natal Province | Statement: [KwaZulu-Natal, formedByMergerOf, Natal Province]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Natal Province Context triple: [KwaZulu-Natal, formedByMergerOf, Natal Province]
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A.
Natal Province
chosen
Natal Province was a former province of South Africa on the country’s eastern coast, centered on the city of Durban and known for its significant Zulu population and history.
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B.
Limpopo Province
Limpopo Province is South Africa’s northernmost province, known for its rich wildlife, cultural diversity, and extensive agricultural and mining activities.
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C.
Midlands Province
Midlands Province is a central region of Zimbabwe known for its mining activities and agricultural production, with Gweru as its capital city.
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D.
Orange Free State
The Orange Free State was a 19th-century independent Boer republic in southern Africa that later became a British colony following the Second Boer War.
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E.
Transvaal
Transvaal was a former Boer republic and later British colony in what is now northeastern South Africa, central to the conflicts and politics of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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_69a4942b30f08190a91c60573e16b5ef |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bde30ce08190ab60a181ad2d321d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad014954b08190a787d7e03e503d8d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:46 p.m.