Triple
T2098043
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | South-West Africa Campaign |
E37026
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entity |
| Predicate | relatedTo |
P37
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Union of South Africa in World War I
The Union of South Africa in World War I was a British dominion that contributed troops and resources to the Allied war effort, notably fighting against German colonial forces in Africa and suppressing internal rebellion.
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E37026
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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: Union of South Africa in World War I | Statement: [South-West Africa Campaign, relatedTo, Union of South Africa in World War I]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union of South Africa in World War I Context triple: [South-West Africa Campaign, relatedTo, Union of South Africa in World War I]
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A.
Boer Wars
The Boer Wars were two late 19th- and early 20th-century conflicts in South Africa between the British Empire and the Boer republics, pivotal in shaping modern South African history and British imperial policy.
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B.
Second Boer War
The Second Boer War was a late 19th–early 20th century conflict in South Africa between the British Empire and the Boer republics, notable for its guerrilla warfare, concentration camps, and role in shaping modern South African and British imperial history.
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C.
South-West Africa Campaign
The South-West Africa Campaign was a World War I military operation in which South African forces invaded and defeated German colonial rule in present-day Namibia.
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D.
First Boer War
The First Boer War was an 1880–1881 conflict in which Boer settlers successfully resisted British control in the Transvaal, leading to a brief restoration of Boer independence in South Africa.
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E.
Boer–Zulu conflicts
The Boer–Zulu conflicts were a series of 19th-century clashes in southern Africa between Boer settlers and the Zulu Kingdom over land, political control, and regional dominance.
- 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: Union of South Africa in World War I Triple: [South-West Africa Campaign, relatedTo, Union of South Africa in World War I]
Generated description
The Union of South Africa in World War I was a British dominion that contributed troops and resources to the Allied war effort, notably fighting against German colonial forces in Africa and suppressing internal rebellion.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union of South Africa in World War I Target entity description: The Union of South Africa in World War I was a British dominion that contributed troops and resources to the Allied war effort, notably fighting against German colonial forces in Africa and suppressing internal rebellion.
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A.
Boer Wars
The Boer Wars were two late 19th- and early 20th-century conflicts in South Africa between the British Empire and the Boer republics, pivotal in shaping modern South African history and British imperial policy.
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B.
Second Boer War
The Second Boer War was a late 19th–early 20th century conflict in South Africa between the British Empire and the Boer republics, notable for its guerrilla warfare, concentration camps, and role in shaping modern South African and British imperial history.
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C.
South-West Africa Campaign
chosen
The South-West Africa Campaign was a World War I military operation in which South African forces invaded and defeated German colonial rule in present-day Namibia.
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D.
First Boer War
The First Boer War was an 1880–1881 conflict in which Boer settlers successfully resisted British control in the Transvaal, leading to a brief restoration of Boer independence in South Africa.
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E.
Boer–Zulu conflicts
The Boer–Zulu conflicts were a series of 19th-century clashes in southern Africa between Boer settlers and the Zulu Kingdom over land, political control, and regional dominance.
- F. None of above.
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_69a8861828948190924aa30c08806b3a |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abba9de75c81909770409b5ae62c24 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:41 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae3060b834819091dff510b89b3ec8 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:28 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae30f84d548190b2d99162471207a4 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:31 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae317473408190ad67374cfb82a7db |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:33 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:43 p.m.