Triple
T630118
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lesotho |
E15906
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Basutoland |
E15906
|
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: Basutoland | Statement: [Lesotho, formerName, Basutoland]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basutoland Context triple: [Lesotho, formerName, Basutoland]
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A.
Lesotho
chosen
Lesotho is a small, landlocked constitutional monarchy in Southern Africa, entirely surrounded by South Africa and known for its mountainous terrain and high-altitude settlements.
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B.
Eswatini
Eswatini is a small landlocked monarchy in Southern Africa known for its blend of traditional Swazi culture and modern institutions.
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C.
Botswana
Botswana is a landlocked country in Southern Africa known for its stable democracy, significant diamond resources, and vast wildlife-rich landscapes including the Okavango Delta.
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D.
Rhodesia
Rhodesia was an unrecognized, white-minority-ruled state in southern Africa that existed from 1965 to 1979 in the territory of modern-day Zimbabwe.
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E.
South African Republic
The South African Republic, also known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled state in southern Africa during the 19th century that later became part of modern South Africa.
- 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_69a4935c131c8190a5378c6bf101e8cc |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49ec051bc8190b3e3f8651a367d77 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad3ff724248190aacb72d105f0bb34 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:23 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.