Triple
T16682201
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Colony of New Zealand |
E405365
|
entity |
| Predicate | flag |
P401
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Blue Ensign with Southern Cross (late colonial period)
The Blue Ensign with Southern Cross (late colonial period) was a British blue ensign defaced with the Southern Cross stars, used as the colonial flag of New Zealand before the adoption of its modern national flag.
|
E1227675
|
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: Blue Ensign with Southern Cross (late colonial period) | Statement: [Colony of New Zealand, flag, Blue Ensign with Southern Cross (late colonial period)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blue Ensign with Southern Cross (late colonial period) Context triple: [Colony of New Zealand, flag, Blue Ensign with Southern Cross (late colonial period)]
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A.
Australian Red Ensign
The Australian Red Ensign is a red-field maritime version of Australia's national flag historically used by Australian merchant ships and, informally, by civilians.
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B.
New Zealand Red Ensign
The New Zealand Red Ensign is a red maritime flag featuring the Union Jack and Southern Cross, traditionally used by New Zealand merchant ships and often associated with Māori and historical civilian use.
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C.
Australian Blue Ensign
The Australian Blue Ensign is the national flag of Australia, featuring the Union Jack, the Commonwealth Star, and the Southern Cross constellation on a blue field.
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D.
British Red Ensign
The British Red Ensign is a historic maritime flag of England and later Great Britain, featuring a red field with the Union Jack in the canton, traditionally flown by British merchant and civilian vessels.
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E.
Royal African Company flag
The Royal African Company flag was the emblem flown by the English chartered company that dominated Britain’s early involvement in the transatlantic slave trade during the 17th and early 18th centuries.
- 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: Blue Ensign with Southern Cross (late colonial period) Triple: [Colony of New Zealand, flag, Blue Ensign with Southern Cross (late colonial period)]
Generated description
The Blue Ensign with Southern Cross (late colonial period) was a British blue ensign defaced with the Southern Cross stars, used as the colonial flag of New Zealand before the adoption of its modern national flag.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blue Ensign with Southern Cross (late colonial period) Target entity description: The Blue Ensign with Southern Cross (late colonial period) was a British blue ensign defaced with the Southern Cross stars, used as the colonial flag of New Zealand before the adoption of its modern national flag.
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A.
Australian Red Ensign
The Australian Red Ensign is a red-field maritime version of Australia's national flag historically used by Australian merchant ships and, informally, by civilians.
-
B.
New Zealand Red Ensign
The New Zealand Red Ensign is a red maritime flag featuring the Union Jack and Southern Cross, traditionally used by New Zealand merchant ships and often associated with Māori and historical civilian use.
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C.
Australian Blue Ensign
The Australian Blue Ensign is the national flag of Australia, featuring the Union Jack, the Commonwealth Star, and the Southern Cross constellation on a blue field.
-
D.
British Red Ensign
The British Red Ensign is a historic maritime flag of England and later Great Britain, featuring a red field with the Union Jack in the canton, traditionally flown by British merchant and civilian vessels.
-
E.
Royal African Company flag
The Royal African Company flag was the emblem flown by the English chartered company that dominated Britain’s early involvement in the transatlantic slave trade during the 17th and early 18th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69d8838c28748190b3f5967c743940ab |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e37d7018448190b3cb23191322044e |
completed | April 18, 2026, 12:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a008a404f448190a9dc7831382ffcdc |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a008aed0bfc8190886b6a2e08a885b9 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:41 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a008bc0e57c8190838ec383f2a1b52c |
completed | May 10, 2026, 1:44 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:19 a.m.