Triple
T4532630
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Siege of Mafeking |
E106332
|
entity |
| Predicate | commander |
P1061
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
J. P. Snyman
J. P. Snyman was a Boer military leader best known for directing the besieging forces against the British-held town of Mafeking during the Second Boer War.
|
E450654
|
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: J. P. Snyman | Statement: [Siege of Mafeking, commander, J. P. Snyman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. P. Snyman Context triple: [Siege of Mafeking, commander, J. P. Snyman]
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A.
Handré Pollard
Handré Pollard is a South African rugby union fly-half renowned for his pivotal role in the Springboks’ World Cup–winning campaigns and his accurate goal-kicking under pressure.
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B.
Riaan Louw
Riaan Louw is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Louw.
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C.
Darrell Roodt
Darrell Roodt is a South African film director known for socially conscious dramas that often explore apartheid and its legacy, including the acclaimed musical film "Sarafina!".
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D.
Stephan Louw
Stephan Louw is a Namibian long jumper who has represented his country in international athletics competitions, including the Olympic Games.
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E.
Jaco Louw
Jaco Louw is a notable individual bearing the Afrikaans surname Louw, recognized within contexts where the name has particular cultural or public significance.
- 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: J. P. Snyman Triple: [Siege of Mafeking, commander, J. P. Snyman]
Generated description
J. P. Snyman was a Boer military leader best known for directing the besieging forces against the British-held town of Mafeking during the Second Boer War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. P. Snyman Target entity description: J. P. Snyman was a Boer military leader best known for directing the besieging forces against the British-held town of Mafeking during the Second Boer War.
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A.
Handré Pollard
Handré Pollard is a South African rugby union fly-half renowned for his pivotal role in the Springboks’ World Cup–winning campaigns and his accurate goal-kicking under pressure.
-
B.
Riaan Louw
Riaan Louw is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Louw.
-
C.
Darrell Roodt
Darrell Roodt is a South African film director known for socially conscious dramas that often explore apartheid and its legacy, including the acclaimed musical film "Sarafina!".
-
D.
Stephan Louw
Stephan Louw is a Namibian long jumper who has represented his country in international athletics competitions, including the Olympic Games.
-
E.
Jaco Louw
Jaco Louw is a notable individual bearing the Afrikaans surname Louw, recognized within contexts where the name has particular cultural or public significance.
- 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_69bd43f3d6e08190a91824f833d51bbe |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd579f27ac8190ae9a4252109e56e1 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bdace3a81c8190963ea65fa3df23c0 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 8:24 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bdad6a522c8190a490347d3fe623e8 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 8:26 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bdadd612a48190b088fe6ac894dbb5 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 8:28 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:03 p.m.