Triple
T2098053
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | South-West Africa Campaign |
E37026
|
entity |
| Predicate | successor |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
South African administration of South West Africa
The South African administration of South West Africa was the period of South African rule over the former German colony (now Namibia), during which it was governed as a de facto South African territory under a League of Nations mandate and later in defiance of United Nations efforts to end colonial control.
|
E47949
|
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: South African administration of South West Africa | Statement: [South-West Africa Campaign, successor, South African administration of South West Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African administration of South West Africa Context triple: [South-West Africa Campaign, successor, South African administration of South West Africa]
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A.
Boer Republic of Natalia
The Boer Republic of Natalia was a short-lived 19th-century Boer-ruled republic in southeastern Africa that existed before being incorporated into British-controlled Natal.
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B.
South African Republic
The South African Republic, also known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled state in southern Africa during the 19th century that later became part of modern South Africa.
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C.
Boer republics
The Boer republics were independent, self-governing states established in the 19th century in southern Africa by Dutch-speaking Boer settlers who migrated inland from British-controlled territories.
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D.
Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa
The Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa was a landmark 1950 decision by the Permanent Court of International Justice that clarified the legal status of the former German colony under South African administration and the continuing obligations of the League of Nations mandate system.
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E.
Dominion of South Africa
The Dominion of South Africa was a self-governing British dominion (1910–1961) that participated in both World Wars and formed the historical predecessor to the modern Republic of South Africa.
- 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: South African administration of South West Africa Triple: [South-West Africa Campaign, successor, South African administration of South West Africa]
Generated description
The South African administration of South West Africa was the period of South African rule over the former German colony (now Namibia), during which it was governed as a de facto South African territory under a League of Nations mandate and later in defiance of United Nations efforts to end colonial control.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African administration of South West Africa Target entity description: The South African administration of South West Africa was the period of South African rule over the former German colony (now Namibia), during which it was governed as a de facto South African territory under a League of Nations mandate and later in defiance of United Nations efforts to end colonial control.
-
A.
Boer Republic of Natalia
The Boer Republic of Natalia was a short-lived 19th-century Boer-ruled republic in southeastern Africa that existed before being incorporated into British-controlled Natal.
-
B.
South African Republic
The South African Republic, also known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled state in southern Africa during the 19th century that later became part of modern South Africa.
-
C.
Boer republics
The Boer republics were independent, self-governing states established in the 19th century in southern Africa by Dutch-speaking Boer settlers who migrated inland from British-controlled territories.
-
D.
Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa
chosen
The Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa was a landmark 1950 decision by the Permanent Court of International Justice that clarified the legal status of the former German colony under South African administration and the continuing obligations of the League of Nations mandate system.
-
E.
Dominion of South Africa
The Dominion of South Africa was a self-governing British dominion (1910–1961) that participated in both World Wars and formed the historical predecessor to the modern Republic of South Africa.
- 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.