Triple
T4718128
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | North West Province |
E104698
|
entity |
| Predicate | capital |
P234
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Mahikeng |
E266626
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Mahikeng | Statement: [North West Province, capital, Mahikeng]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahikeng Context triple: [North West Province, capital, Mahikeng]
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A.
Mahikeng
chosen
Mahikeng is the capital city of South Africa’s North West Province, historically known as Mafikeng and noted for its role in the Second Boer War.
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B.
Mafikeng
Mafikeng is a town in South Africa historically known as the site of the famous Siege of Mafeking during the Second Boer War.
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C.
Maroelap
Maroelap is the former name of Maloelap Atoll, a coral atoll in the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Sodwana Bay
Sodwana Bay is a renowned coastal destination in South Africa famous for its rich marine biodiversity, coral reefs, and world-class scuba diving and snorkeling opportunities.
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E.
Nkayi
Nkayi is a rural district and its main town in western Zimbabwe, situated in Matabeleland North Province and known for its predominantly Ndebele-speaking communities and subsistence agriculture.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69bd43ec4a348190bc41afae43375e71 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd64261af08190b0d5d86b0e7bacc0 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be108bc0048190aeea8674f75105e5 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 3:29 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:18 p.m.