Triple
T9884404
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | King's African Rifles |
E180893
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPart |
P35
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FINISHED |
| Object |
5th Battalion, King's African Rifles
The 5th Battalion, King's African Rifles was a colonial infantry unit composed mainly of African soldiers under British command that served in East Africa, particularly during the World Wars.
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E180893
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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: 5th Battalion, King's African Rifles | Statement: [King's African Rifles, hasPart, 5th Battalion, King's African Rifles]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 5th Battalion, King's African Rifles Context triple: [King's African Rifles, hasPart, 5th Battalion, King's African Rifles]
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A.
King's African Rifles
The King's African Rifles was a multi-battalion British colonial regiment recruited from East and Central Africa that served prominently in both World Wars and various regional campaigns.
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B.
West African Frontier Force
The West African Frontier Force was a British colonial military force composed largely of African soldiers from West Africa, used for imperial defense and campaigns in Africa and beyond during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
South African 5th Brigade
The South African 5th Brigade was a World War II infantry formation of the Union Defence Force that fought with the British Eighth Army in the North African campaign.
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D.
The Durban Light Infantry
The Durban Light Infantry is a historic South African infantry regiment known for its long service in both World Wars and various regional conflicts as part of the country’s reserve forces.
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E.
5th Battalion, The Rifles
5th Battalion, The Rifles is a light infantry battalion of the British Army’s Rifles regiment, known for its modern, highly mobile role in operations and deployments.
- 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: 5th Battalion, King's African Rifles Triple: [King's African Rifles, hasPart, 5th Battalion, King's African Rifles]
Generated description
The 5th Battalion, King's African Rifles was a colonial infantry unit composed mainly of African soldiers under British command that served in East Africa, particularly during the World Wars.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 5th Battalion, King's African Rifles Target entity description: The 5th Battalion, King's African Rifles was a colonial infantry unit composed mainly of African soldiers under British command that served in East Africa, particularly during the World Wars.
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A.
King's African Rifles
chosen
The King's African Rifles was a multi-battalion British colonial regiment recruited from East and Central Africa that served prominently in both World Wars and various regional campaigns.
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B.
West African Frontier Force
The West African Frontier Force was a British colonial military force composed largely of African soldiers from West Africa, used for imperial defense and campaigns in Africa and beyond during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
South African 5th Brigade
The South African 5th Brigade was a World War II infantry formation of the Union Defence Force that fought with the British Eighth Army in the North African campaign.
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D.
The Durban Light Infantry
The Durban Light Infantry is a historic South African infantry regiment known for its long service in both World Wars and various regional conflicts as part of the country’s reserve forces.
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E.
5th Battalion, The Rifles
5th Battalion, The Rifles is a light infantry battalion of the British Army’s Rifles regiment, known for its modern, highly mobile role in operations and deployments.
- F. None of above.
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_69ca828082cc8190a40f8d299caa6545 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb45549488190833200977d558e47 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d2577794d081909e852bda46f62988 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:37 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d25889b0f08190a28c5401417fe3cc |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:41 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d25977ab988190969ed8ff8eb53ddd |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:45 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:38 p.m.