Triple
T418320
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Free State |
E8042
|
entity |
| Predicate | historicalEntityPredecessor |
P14662
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Orange Free State |
E30172
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Orange Free State | Statement: [Free State, historicalEntityPredecessor, Orange Free State]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Orange Free State Context triple: [Free State, historicalEntityPredecessor, Orange Free State]
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A.
Orange Free State
chosen
The Orange Free State was a 19th-century independent Boer republic in southern Africa that later became a British colony following the Second Boer War.
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B.
Transvaal
Transvaal was a former Boer republic and later British colony in what is now northeastern South Africa, central to the conflicts and politics of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
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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D.
Northern Cape
The Northern Cape is South Africa’s largest and most sparsely populated province, known for its arid landscapes, diamond mining history, and significant Afrikaans-speaking communities.
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E.
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga is a scenic eastern province of South Africa known for its dramatic landscapes, wildlife reserves, and attractions such as parts of the Kruger National Park and the Blyde River Canyon.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: historicalEntityPredecessor Context triple: [Free State, historicalEntityPredecessor, Orange Free State]
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A.
formerSovereign
Indicates that an entity once held sovereign (ruling) authority over another entity but no longer does.
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B.
predecessorAsKingOfEngland
Indicates that one entity served as the immediately preceding King of England to the other entity.
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C.
predecessorAsKingOfScotland
Indicates that one person previously held the position of King of Scotland immediately before another person.
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D.
predecessorAsKingOfIreland
Indicates that one person previously held the position of King of Ireland immediately before another person.
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E.
predecessorName
Indicates that the value is the name of an entity that directly precedes another in an ordered sequence or lineage.
- 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_69a2e7f1d1bc81909cf2dc9754a3c334 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eebde1d881908fb212bfba9d7c67 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:33 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a47119191c8190abc34782d36c1ff8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:02 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a2edd1ca148190a66bd8c5aad867d5 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:29 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69a2eeb8545c8190a2b8517e7ed5b92e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:33 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.