Triple
T84810
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Afrikaners |
E1706
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundingFigure |
P446
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jan van Riebeeck
Jan van Riebeeck was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator who established the first permanent European settlement at the Cape of Good Hope, laying the foundations for later Afrikaner society in South Africa.
|
E12847
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Jan van Riebeeck | Statement: [Afrikaners, foundingFigure, Jan van Riebeeck]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jan van Riebeeck Context triple: [Afrikaners, foundingFigure, Jan van Riebeeck]
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A.
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator of the early 17th century best known for his voyages in search of a northwest passage and for lending his name to the Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
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B.
Willem
Willem is a given name, primarily used in Dutch-speaking regions, that corresponds to the English name William.
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C.
Woodes Rogers
Woodes Rogers was an English sea captain and privateer who became famous for his circumnavigation of the globe and later served as the first royal governor of the Bahamas, where he worked to suppress piracy.
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D.
Samuel Maverick
Samuel Maverick was a young Boston apprentice who became one of the five colonists killed in the 1770 Boston Massacre, later remembered as an early martyr of the American Revolution.
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E.
Willem Kieft
Willem Kieft was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator best known for his controversial and often brutal governorship of New Netherland, which included initiating Kieft's War with local Native American tribes.
- 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: Jan van Riebeeck Triple: [Afrikaners, foundingFigure, Jan van Riebeeck]
Generated description
Jan van Riebeeck was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator who established the first permanent European settlement at the Cape of Good Hope, laying the foundations for later Afrikaner society in South Africa.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jan van Riebeeck Target entity description: Jan van Riebeeck was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator who established the first permanent European settlement at the Cape of Good Hope, laying the foundations for later Afrikaner society in South Africa.
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A.
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator of the early 17th century best known for his voyages in search of a northwest passage and for lending his name to the Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
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B.
Willem
Willem is a given name, primarily used in Dutch-speaking regions, that corresponds to the English name William.
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C.
Woodes Rogers
Woodes Rogers was an English sea captain and privateer who became famous for his circumnavigation of the globe and later served as the first royal governor of the Bahamas, where he worked to suppress piracy.
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D.
Samuel Maverick
Samuel Maverick was a young Boston apprentice who became one of the five colonists killed in the 1770 Boston Massacre, later remembered as an early martyr of the American Revolution.
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E.
Willem Kieft
Willem Kieft was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator best known for his controversial and often brutal governorship of New Netherland, which included initiating Kieft's War with local Native American tribes.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: foundingFigure Context triple: [Afrikaners, foundingFigure, Jan van Riebeeck]
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A.
founder
Indicates that an entity established, created, or started another entity such as an organization, institution, or company.
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B.
historicalFigure
Indicates that an entity is recognized as a notable person from the past who played a significant role in history.
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C.
pioneerOf
Indicates that an entity was among the first to develop, introduce, or significantly advance another entity, concept, or practice.
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D.
foundingMember
chosen
Indicates that an entity is one of the original creators or initial participants involved in establishing another entity, such as an organization, group, or project.
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E.
foundedWith
Indicates that an entity was established or created together with another entity, typically as co-founders or jointly initiated partners.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a24c8150408190910a693eb51c1f71 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a250e401288190ba12322c9c5f07c9 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a29178a7348190a8cb9096ddc7c53e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 6:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a293f9536c8190a261c48d5d8c66a6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a294ee818081909713af424cbd53d1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:10 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a24eb59e808190811c20518f39b1cc |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:11 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:06 a.m.