Triple
T9351608
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | South Sudanese Civil War |
E225030
|
entity |
| Predicate | headOfOppositionSide |
P5584
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Riek Machar
Riek Machar is a South Sudanese politician and rebel leader who has served as a key opposition figure and former vice president in the country’s turbulent post-independence politics.
|
E794057
|
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: Riek Machar | Statement: [South Sudanese Civil War, headOfOppositionSide, Riek Machar]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Riek Machar Context triple: [South Sudanese Civil War, headOfOppositionSide, Riek Machar]
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A.
Salva Kiir Mayardit
Salva Kiir Mayardit is a South Sudanese politician and military leader who has served as the country’s president since its independence in 2011.
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B.
Gawar Nuer
Gawar Nuer is a dialect of the Nuer language spoken by the Gawar subgroup of the Nuer people in South Sudan.
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C.
John Garang
John Garang was a Sudanese revolutionary leader and founder of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army who played a central role in the Second Sudanese Civil War and the eventual creation of South Sudan.
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D.
Bor Dinka
Bor Dinka are a prominent subgroup of the Dinka people of South Sudan, known for their Nilotic pastoralist culture, cattle herding traditions, and significant role in the country’s political and social history.
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E.
Kipsigis
Kipsigis is a Southern Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Kipsigis people of Kenya, who are part of the larger Kalenjin ethnic group.
- 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: Riek Machar Triple: [South Sudanese Civil War, headOfOppositionSide, Riek Machar]
Generated description
Riek Machar is a South Sudanese politician and rebel leader who has served as a key opposition figure and former vice president in the country’s turbulent post-independence politics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Riek Machar Target entity description: Riek Machar is a South Sudanese politician and rebel leader who has served as a key opposition figure and former vice president in the country’s turbulent post-independence politics.
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A.
Salva Kiir Mayardit
Salva Kiir Mayardit is a South Sudanese politician and military leader who has served as the country’s president since its independence in 2011.
-
B.
Gawar Nuer
Gawar Nuer is a dialect of the Nuer language spoken by the Gawar subgroup of the Nuer people in South Sudan.
-
C.
John Garang
John Garang was a Sudanese revolutionary leader and founder of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army who played a central role in the Second Sudanese Civil War and the eventual creation of South Sudan.
-
D.
Bor Dinka
Bor Dinka are a prominent subgroup of the Dinka people of South Sudan, known for their Nilotic pastoralist culture, cattle herding traditions, and significant role in the country’s political and social history.
-
E.
Kipsigis
Kipsigis is a Southern Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Kipsigis people of Kenya, who are part of the larger Kalenjin ethnic group.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: headOfOppositionSide Context triple: [South Sudanese Civil War, headOfOppositionSide, Riek Machar]
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A.
oppositionLeader
chosen
Indicates that one entity serves as the primary political leader of the opposition in relation to another governing entity.
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B.
opposedLeader
Indicates that one entity actively resisted, challenged, or worked against the leadership or authority of another entity.
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C.
primaryOpposingLeader
Indicates that one entity serves as the main or chief leader directly opposing another entity in a conflict, competition, or political context.
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D.
mainOpposingPolitician
Indicates that one politician is the primary political rival or adversary of another.
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E.
headOfCoalition
Indicates that one entity serves as the leader or primary authority of a coalition formed by multiple entities.
- 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_69ca842abfd48190949d71c3b86eeba8 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd4f93a9848190ad2ae24f2aa607d2 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 5:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d0f3d248a88190b7d17af66e2903c5 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 11:19 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d0f46bd034819093e7157a3e1ac1fc |
completed | April 4, 2026, 11:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d0f5bf64548190b40e97b279db5105 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 11:27 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69cc7a68ab9481909f97cb70764697cc |
completed | April 1, 2026, 1:52 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:41 p.m.