Triple
T8021648
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | apartheid government of South Africa |
E186752
|
entity |
| Predicate | usedSecurityForce |
P14068
|
FINISHED |
| Object | South African Police |
E188601
|
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: South African Police | Statement: [apartheid government of South Africa, usedSecurityForce, South African Police]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African Police Context triple: [apartheid government of South Africa, usedSecurityForce, South African Police]
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A.
South African Police Service
chosen
The South African Police Service is the national law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public order, preventing and investigating crime, and enforcing the law throughout South Africa.
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B.
British South Africa Police
The British South Africa Police was the paramilitary police force of colonial Rhodesia, serving both as a national law enforcement agency and a key arm of the regime’s internal security and military operations.
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C.
South African Intelligence Corps
The South African Intelligence Corps is a specialized branch of the South African Army responsible for military intelligence gathering, analysis, and support to operational planning.
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D.
Zimbabwe Republic Police
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is the national law enforcement agency of Zimbabwe responsible for maintaining public order, preventing and investigating crime, and enforcing the country’s laws.
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E.
Natal Mounted Police
The Natal Mounted Police was a colonial paramilitary and policing force in the British colony of Natal, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and noted for its role in regional conflicts such as the Anglo-Zulu and Anglo-Boer wars.
- 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: usedSecurityForce Context triple: [apartheid government of South Africa, usedSecurityForce, South African Police]
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A.
hasSecurityTeam
Indicates that an entity is supported or protected by a designated security team responsible for its safety or security operations.
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B.
militaryForceUsed
chosen
Indicates that one entity employs or applies military power or armed force against, within, or in relation to another entity or situation.
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C.
specialForcesInvolved
Indicates that special forces units participate in or are involved in the referenced action, event, or operation.
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D.
hasForceInterventionBrigade
Indicates that an entity includes or is supported by a designated force intervention brigade as part of its operational structure or mission.
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E.
primarySpaceForce
Indicates that one entity serves as the main or principal space force associated with another 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_69ca82ac7fc081909b1398cf025423af |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb3e8eab9c81908098e6b17957316c |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cc56cdce588190abba45c24dc7a5e7 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:20 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69cb049253d08190bafcecfde493ab8b |
completed | March 30, 2026, 11:17 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:20 p.m.