Triple
T17134993
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Madagascar campaign |
E415813
|
entity |
| Predicate | belligerent |
P375
|
FINISHED |
| Object | South African forces |
E42983
|
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 African forces | Statement: [Madagascar campaign, belligerent, South African forces]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African forces Context triple: [Madagascar campaign, belligerent, South African forces]
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A.
South African Army
The South African Army is the land warfare branch of South Africa’s military, known for its role in regional African conflicts and peacekeeping operations.
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B.
Union Defence Force of South Africa
The Union Defence Force of South Africa was the unified military organization of the Union of South Africa from 1912 to 1957, participating in both World Wars and various regional campaigns before being restructured as the South African Defence Force.
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C.
Armed Forces of South Africa
chosen
The Armed Forces of South Africa are the unified military forces of the Republic of South Africa, responsible for the country’s defense, peacekeeping operations, and regional security engagements.
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D.
Zulu Army
The Zulu Army was the highly disciplined and formidable military force of the Zulu Kingdom in southern Africa, renowned for its tactical innovations and major victories during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879.
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E.
South African Brigade
The South African Brigade was a World War I infantry formation of the Union of South Africa that fought as part of the British Army, noted for its heavy losses and bravery on the Western Front.
- 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_69d886d15af4819092f92f8a129763e6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3f02dca8881908efd73741397a207 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 8:57 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a014150d63081908a5614f85694e57a |
completed | May 11, 2026, 2:39 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:36 a.m.