Triple
T19251073
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | President of the Orange Free State |
E481392
|
entity |
| Predicate | lastHolder |
P3710
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Martinus Theunis Steyn
Martinus Theunis Steyn was the last president of the independent Boer republic of the Orange Free State, known for his leadership during the Second Anglo-Boer War.
|
E1366512
|
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: Martinus Theunis Steyn | Statement: [President of the Orange Free State, lastHolder, Martinus Theunis Steyn]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Martinus Theunis Steyn Context triple: [President of the Orange Free State, lastHolder, Martinus Theunis Steyn]
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A.
Stefan Pienaar
Stefan Pienaar is known as one of the sons of former South African rugby union captain Francois Pienaar.
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B.
Schalk van der Merwe
Schalk van der Merwe was a South African professional tennis player active primarily in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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C.
André Joubert
André Joubert is a former South African rugby union fullback renowned for his attacking flair and key role in the Springboks’ 1995 Rugby World Cup victory.
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D.
Handré Pollard
Handré Pollard is a South African rugby union fly-half renowned for his pivotal role in the Springboks’ World Cup–winning campaigns and his accurate goal-kicking under pressure.
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E.
Riaan Louw
Riaan Louw is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Louw.
- 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: Martinus Theunis Steyn Triple: [President of the Orange Free State, lastHolder, Martinus Theunis Steyn]
Generated description
Martinus Theunis Steyn was the last president of the independent Boer republic of the Orange Free State, known for his leadership during the Second Anglo-Boer War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Martinus Theunis Steyn Target entity description: Martinus Theunis Steyn was the last president of the independent Boer republic of the Orange Free State, known for his leadership during the Second Anglo-Boer War.
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A.
Stefan Pienaar
Stefan Pienaar is known as one of the sons of former South African rugby union captain Francois Pienaar.
-
B.
Schalk van der Merwe
Schalk van der Merwe was a South African professional tennis player active primarily in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
-
C.
André Joubert
André Joubert is a former South African rugby union fullback renowned for his attacking flair and key role in the Springboks’ 1995 Rugby World Cup victory.
-
D.
Handré Pollard
Handré Pollard is a South African rugby union fly-half renowned for his pivotal role in the Springboks’ World Cup–winning campaigns and his accurate goal-kicking under pressure.
-
E.
Riaan Louw
Riaan Louw is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Louw.
- 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_69d8e8cd9d1081908a181d02b88b59b8 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 12:10 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5fb30bf6c819094c44aceb544a023 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0705e2d3948190b1ff731f648f68c7 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 11:39 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0706bd92b48190848fcf5be679d207 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 11:42 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a070763ca5c81908afa73b30645223a |
completed | May 15, 2026, 11:45 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:27 p.m.