Triple

T15542720
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Natal-Transvaal border E370521 entity
Predicate alsoKnownAs P39 FINISHED
Object Natal–ZAR border
The Natal–ZAR border was the historical frontier separating the British colony of Natal from the South African Republic (Transvaal) in what is now South Africa.
E1163334 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: Natal–ZAR border | Statement: [Natal-Transvaal border, alsoKnownAs, Natal–ZAR border]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Natal–ZAR border
Context triple: [Natal-Transvaal border, alsoKnownAs, Natal–ZAR border]
  • A. South Africa–Eswatini border
    The South Africa–Eswatini border is an international boundary in southern Africa separating the Kingdom of Eswatini from the Republic of South Africa, crossing varied terrain and linking multiple rural communities and transport routes.
  • B. South Africa–Lesotho border
    The South Africa–Lesotho border is the international boundary separating the enclaved mountain kingdom of Lesotho from the surrounding Republic of South Africa, running largely along the high peaks of the Drakensberg and Maloti ranges.
  • C. South Africa–Namibia border
    The South Africa–Namibia border is an international boundary in southern Africa that largely follows the course of the Orange River, separating Namibia to the north from South Africa to the south.
  • D. South Africa–Botswana border
    The South Africa–Botswana border is an international boundary in Southern Africa separating South Africa from Botswana, running largely through sparsely populated savannah and desert regions.
  • E. South Africa–Mozambique border
    The South Africa–Mozambique border is an international boundary in southern Africa separating South Africa’s Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces from Mozambique, crossing diverse landscapes and major transport and trade routes.
  • 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: Natal–ZAR border
Triple: [Natal-Transvaal border, alsoKnownAs, Natal–ZAR border]
Generated description
The Natal–ZAR border was the historical frontier separating the British colony of Natal from the South African Republic (Transvaal) in what is now South Africa.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Natal–ZAR border
Target entity description: The Natal–ZAR border was the historical frontier separating the British colony of Natal from the South African Republic (Transvaal) in what is now South Africa.
  • A. South Africa–Eswatini border
    The South Africa–Eswatini border is an international boundary in southern Africa separating the Kingdom of Eswatini from the Republic of South Africa, crossing varied terrain and linking multiple rural communities and transport routes.
  • B. South Africa–Lesotho border
    The South Africa–Lesotho border is the international boundary separating the enclaved mountain kingdom of Lesotho from the surrounding Republic of South Africa, running largely along the high peaks of the Drakensberg and Maloti ranges.
  • C. South Africa–Namibia border
    The South Africa–Namibia border is an international boundary in southern Africa that largely follows the course of the Orange River, separating Namibia to the north from South Africa to the south.
  • D. South Africa–Botswana border
    The South Africa–Botswana border is an international boundary in Southern Africa separating South Africa from Botswana, running largely through sparsely populated savannah and desert regions.
  • E. South Africa–Mozambique border
    The South Africa–Mozambique border is an international boundary in southern Africa separating South Africa’s Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces from Mozambique, crossing diverse landscapes and major transport and trade routes.
  • 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_69d85cc521a08190921fb50319dddc34 completed April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e04432c3808190bb5b653bf8de30c6 completed April 16, 2026, 2:06 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff4558677881908704ac86c12e1fc4 completed May 9, 2026, 2:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff468d1db88190ad71bc6780df5439 completed May 9, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff472fb24c8190912755bd95ef50c9 completed May 9, 2026, 2:39 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:07 a.m.