Triple
T9798250
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | South African Border War |
E237770
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainBelligerent |
P375
|
FINISHED |
| Object | South African Defence Force |
E42983
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 Defence Force | Statement: [South African Border War, mainBelligerent, South African Defence Force]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African Defence Force Context triple: [South African Border War, mainBelligerent, South African Defence Force]
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A.
Armed Forces of South Africa
chosen
The Armed Forces of South Africa are the unified military forces of the Republic of South Africa, responsible for the country’s defense, peacekeeping operations, and regional security engagements.
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B.
South African Army
The South African Army is the land warfare branch of South Africa’s military, known for its role in regional African conflicts and peacekeeping operations.
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C.
Union Defence Force of South Africa
The Union Defence Force of South Africa was the unified military organization of the Union of South Africa from 1912 to 1957, participating in both World Wars and various regional campaigns before being restructured as the South African Defence Force.
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D.
South African Air Force
The South African Air Force is the air warfare branch of South Africa’s military, responsible for aerial defense, transport, and support operations.
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E.
Department of Defence of South Africa
The Department of Defence of South Africa is the national government body responsible for formulating defence policy, overseeing the South African National Defence Force, and ensuring the country’s military readiness and security.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca84dc04488190b9c91193976c0960 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cda627cc2c81909ccc2e26751f5e85 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 11:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1c445c81481908700ffde5dd28936 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 2:09 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:28 p.m.