Triple
T17634763
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | South African Border War |
E430065
|
entity |
| Predicate | commanders |
P1197
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jannie Geldenhuys
Jannie Geldenhuys was a South African military general who served as Chief of the South African Defence Force during the 1980s, playing a prominent role in the country’s regional military operations and security policy.
|
E1279840
|
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: Jannie Geldenhuys | Statement: [South African Border War, commanders, Jannie Geldenhuys]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jannie Geldenhuys Context triple: [South African Border War, commanders, Jannie Geldenhuys]
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A.
Fanie du Toit
Fanie du Toit is a South African academic and peacebuilding practitioner known for his work on reconciliation, transitional justice, and post-apartheid healing processes.
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B.
Jannie Malan
Jannie Malan is a notable individual who shares the Malan surname, which is associated with several prominent South African figures in politics, sports, and public life.
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C.
Gert Louw
Gert Louw is a South African bodybuilder and fitness personality known for his transformation-focused training and motivational content.
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D.
Andries Treurnicht
Andries Treurnicht was a prominent South African politician and staunch defender of apartheid who led a right-wing breakaway from the ruling National Party.
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E.
Werner Louw
Werner Louw is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Louw.
- 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: Jannie Geldenhuys Triple: [South African Border War, commanders, Jannie Geldenhuys]
Generated description
Jannie Geldenhuys was a South African military general who served as Chief of the South African Defence Force during the 1980s, playing a prominent role in the country’s regional military operations and security policy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jannie Geldenhuys Target entity description: Jannie Geldenhuys was a South African military general who served as Chief of the South African Defence Force during the 1980s, playing a prominent role in the country’s regional military operations and security policy.
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A.
Fanie du Toit
Fanie du Toit is a South African academic and peacebuilding practitioner known for his work on reconciliation, transitional justice, and post-apartheid healing processes.
-
B.
Jannie Malan
Jannie Malan is a notable individual who shares the Malan surname, which is associated with several prominent South African figures in politics, sports, and public life.
-
C.
Gert Louw
Gert Louw is a South African bodybuilder and fitness personality known for his transformation-focused training and motivational content.
-
D.
Andries Treurnicht
Andries Treurnicht was a prominent South African politician and staunch defender of apartheid who led a right-wing breakaway from the ruling National Party.
-
E.
Werner Louw
Werner Louw is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Louw.
- 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_69d889e37f308190a6aa0a69daff86c7 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e46ddfeb7c8190a369b438e43d47b4 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:53 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a020a9f4ac08190b8fa7a2a19692bb5 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 4:58 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a020ea4e11c8190ac0d011bfc652090 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:15 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a020f1086f08190ad9541aadad1dea1 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:17 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:52 a.m.