Triple
T5238733
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | South African Republic |
E118286
|
entity |
| Predicate | modernTerritoryNowIn |
P9066
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Gauteng Province, South Africa |
E8041
|
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: Gauteng Province, South Africa | Statement: [South African Republic, modernTerritoryNowIn, Gauteng Province, South Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gauteng Province, South Africa Context triple: [South African Republic, modernTerritoryNowIn, Gauteng Province, South Africa]
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A.
North West Province
North West Province is a largely rural, mining- and agriculture-focused province in north-central South Africa, bordering Botswana and known for sites such as Sun City and the Pilanesberg Game Reserve.
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B.
Gauteng
chosen
Gauteng is South Africa’s smallest yet most populous and economically dominant province, encompassing major urban centers like Johannesburg and Pretoria.
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C.
Limpopo Province
Limpopo Province is South Africa’s northernmost province, known for its rich wildlife, cultural diversity, and extensive agricultural and mining activities.
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D.
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is a coastal province in eastern South Africa known for its Zulu cultural heritage, major cities like Durban and Pietermaritzburg, and diverse landscapes ranging from beaches to the Drakensberg mountains.
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E.
Natal, South Africa
Natal, South Africa was a former British colony and later a province on the country’s eastern coast, centered around the port city of Durban and known for its diverse population and sugarcane agriculture.
- 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: modernTerritoryNowIn Context triple: [South African Republic, modernTerritoryNowIn, Gauteng Province, South Africa]
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A.
modernTerritoryIncludes
Indicates that the geographic area of one modern political or administrative territory fully or partially contains the geographic area of another.
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B.
hasModernTerritory
chosen
Indicates that an entity (typically a historical or former polity) corresponds geographically to the present-day territory of another entity (usually a modern state or region).
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C.
modernRegion
Indicates that an entity is located within or associated with a contemporary, present-day geographic or administrative region.
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D.
historicalRegionNowInCountry
Indicates that a historical region is currently located within the borders or jurisdiction of a specified modern country.
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E.
wasCoreTerritoryOf
Indicates that a region historically formed the central or most important territorial area belonging to a particular political or cultural entity.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69bd4467db0881909b3b0982df32cc8f |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd7b290b88819095bc99c234260d25 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69befe6323708190bfc95f01c65dc234 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 8:24 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69bd77c1397c8190a7fd844d7a396e54 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:49 p.m.