Triple
T263279
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Great Trek |
E5798
|
entity |
| Predicate | significantEvent |
P259
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Crossing of the Drakensberg
The Crossing of the Drakensberg was a pivotal 1830s Voortrekker passage over South Africa’s Drakensberg mountains that opened the way for Boer settlement into the interior during the Great Trek.
|
E35017
|
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: Crossing of the Drakensberg | Statement: [Great Trek, significantEvent, Crossing of the Drakensberg]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crossing of the Drakensberg Context triple: [Great Trek, significantEvent, Crossing of the Drakensberg]
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A.
Orange River Trek
The Orange River Trek was a segment of the 19th-century Great Trek in which Boer settlers migrated across the Orange River to escape British rule and establish independent communities in the interior of southern Africa.
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B.
Great Trek
The Great Trek was a 19th-century migration of Dutch-speaking Afrikaner settlers who moved inland from the British-controlled Cape Colony to establish independent Boer republics in southern Africa.
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C.
Zambezi Valley
The Zambezi Valley is a vast, wildlife-rich river valley in southern Africa, known for its dramatic landscapes along the Zambezi River and protected areas such as Mana Pools.
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D.
Mapocho River
The Mapocho River is a major waterway flowing through the city of Santiago, Chile, historically central to its development and urban landscape.
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E.
uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park is a renowned mountainous protected area in South Africa celebrated for its dramatic basalt cliffs, rich biodiversity, and extensive San rock art.
- 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: Crossing of the Drakensberg Triple: [Great Trek, significantEvent, Crossing of the Drakensberg]
Generated description
The Crossing of the Drakensberg was a pivotal 1830s Voortrekker passage over South Africa’s Drakensberg mountains that opened the way for Boer settlement into the interior during the Great Trek.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crossing of the Drakensberg Target entity description: The Crossing of the Drakensberg was a pivotal 1830s Voortrekker passage over South Africa’s Drakensberg mountains that opened the way for Boer settlement into the interior during the Great Trek.
-
A.
Orange River Trek
The Orange River Trek was a segment of the 19th-century Great Trek in which Boer settlers migrated across the Orange River to escape British rule and establish independent communities in the interior of southern Africa.
-
B.
Great Trek
The Great Trek was a 19th-century migration of Dutch-speaking Afrikaner settlers who moved inland from the British-controlled Cape Colony to establish independent Boer republics in southern Africa.
-
C.
Zambezi Valley
The Zambezi Valley is a vast, wildlife-rich river valley in southern Africa, known for its dramatic landscapes along the Zambezi River and protected areas such as Mana Pools.
-
D.
Mapocho River
The Mapocho River is a major waterway flowing through the city of Santiago, Chile, historically central to its development and urban landscape.
-
E.
uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park is a renowned mountainous protected area in South Africa celebrated for its dramatic basalt cliffs, rich biodiversity, and extensive San rock art.
- 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_69a258dd8ea08190ac554a1cc8dfd8c3 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:54 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25d8c7f448190af9145256f994177 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:14 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a38b8e36b481909f9a039236e663df |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a38bf7a0008190ba086ca136571c1f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a38c4691688190a552e40747baa464 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:45 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:55 a.m.