Triple
T2026232
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey |
E44413
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfDeath |
P21
|
FINISHED |
| Object | near Johannesburg, Transvaal |
E16031
|
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: near Johannesburg, Transvaal | Statement: [Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey, placeOfDeath, near Johannesburg, Transvaal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: near Johannesburg, Transvaal Context triple: [Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey, placeOfDeath, near Johannesburg, Transvaal]
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A.
Lichtenburg, Transvaal
Lichtenburg, Transvaal was a town in the former Transvaal province of South Africa, historically notable as a rural Boer settlement and later for its role in regional agriculture and diamond discoveries.
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B.
Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa
Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa is a historic mining city in the North West Province known as one of the country’s oldest European settlements and the birthplace of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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C.
Johannesburg, South Africa
chosen
Johannesburg, South Africa is the country’s largest city and economic hub, known for its role in the gold mining industry and as a major urban center in Gauteng province.
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D.
Rustenburg
Rustenburg is a city in South Africa’s North West Province known for its mining industry and as one of the venues for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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E.
Randburg
Randburg is a residential and commercial suburb in the north of Johannesburg, South Africa, known for its shopping centers, business districts, and leafy neighborhoods.
- 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_69a889144f2481909932f0746a93023d |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb91055d88190a980e7b42e5895d4 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:35 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae0afc9e3c8190a045ef1c987c4141 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m.