Triple
T6419409
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Basotho people |
E127906
|
entity |
| Predicate | historicalState |
P4711
|
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: [Basotho people, historicalState, Basutoland]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basutoland Context triple: [Basotho people, historicalState, 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.
Bechuanaland Protectorate
The Bechuanaland Protectorate was a British colonial territory in Southern Africa that existed from the late 19th century until it gained independence as the Republic of Botswana in 1966.
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D.
Basotho Kingdom
The Basotho Kingdom was a 19th-century southern African state founded and consolidated under King Moshoeshoe I, forming the historical basis of the modern nation of Lesotho.
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E.
Kwaluseni
Kwaluseni is a town in Eswatini known primarily as the main campus site of the University of Eswatini.
- 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_69c0083815208190a9b299b8e0640218 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0690194dc8190b3382bd5f92876b5 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c65fc4dc588190ad983fde8969c20f |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:45 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:43 p.m.