Triple
T334809
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Natal Colony |
E6701
|
entity |
| Predicate | capital |
P234
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg is a major city in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, historically significant as a colonial administrative center and now known for its Victorian architecture and role as a regional economic and educational hub.
|
E42615
|
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: Pietermaritzburg | Statement: [Natal Colony, capital, Pietermaritzburg]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pietermaritzburg Context triple: [Natal Colony, capital, Pietermaritzburg]
-
A.
Durban
Durban is a major coastal city in South Africa known for its busy port, subtropical climate, and significant Indian community.
-
B.
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein is a major South African city known as the seat of the country’s highest courts and one of its three national capitals.
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C.
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth is a large coastal city in South Africa known for its major seaport, automotive industry, and popular beaches along Algoa Bay.
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D.
Bulawayo
Bulawayo is Zimbabwe’s second-largest city and a major industrial, cultural, and transport hub in the southwestern part of the country.
-
E.
Cape Town
Cape Town is a major coastal city in South Africa known for its iconic Table Mountain, diverse culture, and role as the country’s legislative capital.
- 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: Pietermaritzburg Triple: [Natal Colony, capital, Pietermaritzburg]
Generated description
Pietermaritzburg is a major city in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, historically significant as a colonial administrative center and now known for its Victorian architecture and role as a regional economic and educational hub.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pietermaritzburg Target entity description: Pietermaritzburg is a major city in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, historically significant as a colonial administrative center and now known for its Victorian architecture and role as a regional economic and educational hub.
-
A.
Durban
Durban is a major coastal city in South Africa known for its busy port, subtropical climate, and significant Indian community.
-
B.
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein is a major South African city known as the seat of the country’s highest courts and one of its three national capitals.
-
C.
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth is a large coastal city in South Africa known for its major seaport, automotive industry, and popular beaches along Algoa Bay.
-
D.
Bulawayo
Bulawayo is Zimbabwe’s second-largest city and a major industrial, cultural, and transport hub in the southwestern part of the country.
-
E.
Cape Town
Cape Town is a major coastal city in South Africa known for its iconic Table Mountain, diverse culture, and role as the country’s legislative capital.
- 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_69a2e79434908190a9d5afe415153ad9 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eac641708190b85fa21368e5de8e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3d247650481909006cc27bfa385e3 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:44 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3d2d8aa64819095cdee306bec77ec |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:47 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3d370d200819089eaf114357a8ca3 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:49 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.