Triple
T39990
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Second Boer War |
E790
|
entity |
| Predicate | belligerent |
P375
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Natal Colony
The Natal Colony was a British-controlled region in southeastern Africa that later became part of modern South Africa and played a significant role in colonial-era conflicts and politics.
|
E6701
|
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: Natal Colony | Statement: [Second Boer War, belligerent, Natal Colony]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Natal Colony Context triple: [Second Boer War, belligerent, Natal Colony]
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A.
Cape Colony
Cape Colony was a former European settlement and strategic refreshment station at the southern tip of Africa that developed into a key hub of trade, migration, and colonial expansion.
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B.
Darwin
Darwin is a surname most famously associated with Charles Darwin, the 19th-century naturalist whose theory of evolution by natural selection revolutionized biology.
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C.
Gold Coast
Gold Coast is an affluent stretch of Fifth Avenue in New York City renowned for its luxury residences, historic mansions, and high-end prestige.
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D.
Nelson
Nelson is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable figures across politics, sports, entertainment, and academia.
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E.
Turtle Bay
Turtle Bay is a neighborhood on Manhattan’s East Side in New York City, best known as the site of the United Nations Headquarters.
- 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: Natal Colony Triple: [Second Boer War, belligerent, Natal Colony]
Generated description
The Natal Colony was a British-controlled region in southeastern Africa that later became part of modern South Africa and played a significant role in colonial-era conflicts and politics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Natal Colony Target entity description: The Natal Colony was a British-controlled region in southeastern Africa that later became part of modern South Africa and played a significant role in colonial-era conflicts and politics.
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A.
Cape Colony
Cape Colony was a former European settlement and strategic refreshment station at the southern tip of Africa that developed into a key hub of trade, migration, and colonial expansion.
-
B.
Darwin
Darwin is a surname most famously associated with Charles Darwin, the 19th-century naturalist whose theory of evolution by natural selection revolutionized biology.
-
C.
Gold Coast
Gold Coast is an affluent stretch of Fifth Avenue in New York City renowned for its luxury residences, historic mansions, and high-end prestige.
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D.
Nelson
Nelson is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable figures across politics, sports, entertainment, and academia.
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E.
Turtle Bay
Turtle Bay is a neighborhood on Manhattan’s East Side in New York City, best known as the site of the United Nations Headquarters.
- 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_69a247a8f6c08190bac804906d62ed5a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24adf3640819095576e072fb5d9a8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:54 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a25ab3438c81908ff16eb23a09fea7 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:02 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a25ba68f1081908f88d2bb2af35af6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a25c4a5fa8819082a737e1f0251a8a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:08 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 a.m.