Triple
T1962673
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Battle of Isandlwana |
E42620
|
entity |
| Predicate | involves |
P1256
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Natal Native Contingent
The Natal Native Contingent was a colonial auxiliary force of African troops raised by the British in Natal that played a significant but often under-equipped and under-recognized role in the Anglo-Zulu War.
|
E218896
|
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: Natal Native Contingent | Statement: [Battle of Isandlwana, involves, Natal Native Contingent]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Natal Native Contingent Context triple: [Battle of Isandlwana, involves, Natal Native Contingent]
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A.
Pilbara Regiment
The Pilbara Regiment is a regional Australian Army reserve unit responsible for surveillance and reconnaissance across the remote and sparsely populated Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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B.
Kosciuszko Squadron
The Kosciuszko Squadron was a Polish-American fighter unit formed during the Polish–Soviet War, renowned for its volunteer U.S. pilots and its symbolic role in Polish aviation history.
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C.
Nyland Brigade
Nyland Brigade is a coastal infantry unit of the Finnish Navy specializing in amphibious and coastal defense operations.
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D.
Household Brigade
The Household Brigade is a prestigious formation of elite British Army regiments responsible for ceremonial duties and the protection of the monarch.
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E.
Army of the Orient
The Army of the Orient was Napoleon Bonaparte’s French expeditionary force sent to conquer Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean during the late 1790s.
- 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: Natal Native Contingent Triple: [Battle of Isandlwana, involves, Natal Native Contingent]
Generated description
The Natal Native Contingent was a colonial auxiliary force of African troops raised by the British in Natal that played a significant but often under-equipped and under-recognized role in the Anglo-Zulu War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Natal Native Contingent Target entity description: The Natal Native Contingent was a colonial auxiliary force of African troops raised by the British in Natal that played a significant but often under-equipped and under-recognized role in the Anglo-Zulu War.
-
A.
Pilbara Regiment
The Pilbara Regiment is a regional Australian Army reserve unit responsible for surveillance and reconnaissance across the remote and sparsely populated Pilbara region of Western Australia.
-
B.
Kosciuszko Squadron
The Kosciuszko Squadron was a Polish-American fighter unit formed during the Polish–Soviet War, renowned for its volunteer U.S. pilots and its symbolic role in Polish aviation history.
-
C.
Nyland Brigade
Nyland Brigade is a coastal infantry unit of the Finnish Navy specializing in amphibious and coastal defense operations.
-
D.
Household Brigade
The Household Brigade is a prestigious formation of elite British Army regiments responsible for ceremonial duties and the protection of the monarch.
-
E.
Army of the Orient
The Army of the Orient was Napoleon Bonaparte’s French expeditionary force sent to conquer Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean during the late 1790s.
- 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_69a88711151c8190940b2572095059d7 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb3ac31a08190abaecac8badc52c7 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adfbd133908190add1c78d91a813ef |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:44 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adfc6d7fb08190959ee247d0060f4c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adfd2f68f48190ad23db5ca6ae663a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:50 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.