Triple

T833780
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Treaty of Pretoria (1881) E18024 entity
Predicate countryOfSigning P5671 FINISHED
Object 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.
E118286 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: South African Republic | Statement: [Treaty of Pretoria (1881), countryOfSigning, South African Republic]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African Republic
Context triple: [Treaty of Pretoria (1881), countryOfSigning, South African Republic]
  • A. Dominion of South Africa
    The Dominion of South Africa was a self-governing British dominion (1910–1961) that participated in both World Wars and formed the historical predecessor to the modern Republic of South Africa.
  • B. Orange Free State
    The Orange Free State was a 19th-century independent Boer republic in southern Africa that later became a British colony following the Second Boer War.
  • C. Cape Colony
    Cape Colony was a former European settlement and strategic refreshment station at the southern tip of Africa that developed into a key hub of trade, migration, and colonial expansion.
  • D. South Africa
    South Africa is a country at the southern tip of the African continent, known for its cultural and linguistic diversity, complex history of apartheid and democratic transition, and significant economic and political influence in the region.
  • E. Zulu Kingdom
    The Zulu Kingdom was a powerful 19th-century southern African monarchy known for its centralized military system, expansion under King Shaka, and major conflicts with British colonial powers.
  • 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: South African Republic
Triple: [Treaty of Pretoria (1881), countryOfSigning, South African Republic]
Generated description
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.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African Republic
Target entity description: 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.
  • A. Dominion of South Africa
    The Dominion of South Africa was a self-governing British dominion (1910–1961) that participated in both World Wars and formed the historical predecessor to the modern Republic of South Africa.
  • B. Orange Free State
    The Orange Free State was a 19th-century independent Boer republic in southern Africa that later became a British colony following the Second Boer War.
  • C. Cape Colony
    Cape Colony was a former European settlement and strategic refreshment station at the southern tip of Africa that developed into a key hub of trade, migration, and colonial expansion.
  • D. South Africa
    South Africa is a country at the southern tip of the African continent, known for its cultural and linguistic diversity, complex history of apartheid and democratic transition, and significant economic and political influence in the region.
  • E. Zulu Kingdom
    The Zulu Kingdom was a powerful 19th-century southern African monarchy known for its centralized military system, expansion under King Shaka, and major conflicts with British colonial powers.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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_69a49389f44881909a608fb27d89f247 completed March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4abb84fe081909b8f4b4202845860 completed March 1, 2026, 9:12 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac2a0b0f548190a8ad0cf72cf23ebf completed March 7, 2026, 1:37 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac2a7b1a148190950d40db59a6c0de completed March 7, 2026, 1:39 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac2ad8a14c819086d21ba068aedf2f completed March 7, 2026, 1:40 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.