Triple
T18970296
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar |
E464147
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerColonialPowerZanzibar |
P3075
|
FINISHED |
| Object | United Kingdom |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: United Kingdom | Statement: [Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, formerColonialPowerZanzibar, United Kingdom]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Kingdom Context triple: [Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, formerColonialPowerZanzibar, United Kingdom]
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A.
United Kingdom
chosen
The United Kingdom is a sovereign country in northwestern Europe comprising England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, known for its parliamentary democracy, global cultural influence, and historic role in world affairs.
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B.
Great Britain
Great Britain is the name used by the United Kingdom’s athletes competing together as a single national team at the Olympic Games.
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C.
Great Britain
Great Britain is the large island comprising England, Scotland, and Wales, historically central to the development of the United Kingdom and the British Empire.
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D.
Bretanha
Bretanha is a civil parish on the island of São Miguel in the Azores, Portugal, known for its coastal scenery and traditional rural character.
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E.
U.K.
U.K. was a late-1970s British progressive rock supergroup known for its virtuosic musicianship and fusion of rock, jazz, and experimental elements.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: formerColonialPowerZanzibar Context triple: [Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, formerColonialPowerZanzibar, United Kingdom]
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A.
wasColonialPower
chosen
Indicates that one entity historically exercised colonial control or dominance over another entity.
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B.
formerColonialPowerTargeted
Indicates that the subject was previously a colonial power that is now being targeted or opposed by the object.
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C.
usedByColonialPower
Indicates that something is employed or exploited as a tool, resource, or mechanism by a colonial power in the context of domination or control.
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D.
historicalColonialEntityOnZimbabweSide
Indicates that the subject was a historical colonial entity located on, controlling, or associated with the territory that is now Zimbabwe.
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E.
partOfColonialEntity
Indicates that one entity is a constituent or subordinate territorial unit within a larger colonial political or administrative entity.
- F. None of above.
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_69d8dd008af48190a97ff1c6488edf1b |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5d619acbc8190acb49b3fae707758 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:30 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e4a2f437648190b85650dae8885d48 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:40 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, noon