Triple
T4849775
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | West African Frontier Force |
E108383
|
entity |
| Predicate | successor |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Royal West African Frontier Force
The Royal West African Frontier Force was a British colonial regiment composed of troops from several West African territories that served in various campaigns, notably during both World Wars.
|
E108383
|
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: Royal West African Frontier Force | Statement: [West African Frontier Force, successor, Royal West African Frontier Force]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Royal West African Frontier Force Context triple: [West African Frontier Force, successor, Royal West African Frontier Force]
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A.
West African Frontier Force
The West African Frontier Force was a British colonial military force composed largely of African soldiers from West Africa, used for imperial defense and campaigns in Africa and beyond during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
King's African Rifles
The King's African Rifles was a multi-battalion British colonial regiment recruited from East and Central Africa that served prominently in both World Wars and various regional campaigns.
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C.
South African Infantry Corps
The South African Infantry Corps is the primary ground combat arm of the South African Army, responsible for providing trained infantry forces for national defense and peacekeeping operations.
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D.
Royal Pioneer Corps
The Royal Pioneer Corps was a British Army unit responsible primarily for light engineering, labor, and logistical support tasks, especially during World War II.
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E.
Imperial Service Troops
Imperial Service Troops were elite, semi-autonomous military units raised by the princely states of British India to serve alongside the British Indian Army, particularly in overseas and frontier campaigns.
- 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: Royal West African Frontier Force Triple: [West African Frontier Force, successor, Royal West African Frontier Force]
Generated description
The Royal West African Frontier Force was a British colonial regiment composed of troops from several West African territories that served in various campaigns, notably during both World Wars.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Royal West African Frontier Force Target entity description: The Royal West African Frontier Force was a British colonial regiment composed of troops from several West African territories that served in various campaigns, notably during both World Wars.
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A.
West African Frontier Force
chosen
The West African Frontier Force was a British colonial military force composed largely of African soldiers from West Africa, used for imperial defense and campaigns in Africa and beyond during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
King's African Rifles
The King's African Rifles was a multi-battalion British colonial regiment recruited from East and Central Africa that served prominently in both World Wars and various regional campaigns.
-
C.
South African Infantry Corps
The South African Infantry Corps is the primary ground combat arm of the South African Army, responsible for providing trained infantry forces for national defense and peacekeeping operations.
-
D.
Royal Pioneer Corps
The Royal Pioneer Corps was a British Army unit responsible primarily for light engineering, labor, and logistical support tasks, especially during World War II.
-
E.
Imperial Service Troops
Imperial Service Troops were elite, semi-autonomous military units raised by the princely states of British India to serve alongside the British Indian Army, particularly in overseas and frontier campaigns.
- F. None of above.
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_69bd440a89548190a5f14ba6da6b97dc |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6d1e5cf08190bd6b6a524748f170 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be67da14d48190a994a11eb7a674b5 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be6864608c8190af22cc3ed949e1b9 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be68e5b4e88190b7cd53d495f18a0f |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:46 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:25 p.m.