Triple
T1120845
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zulu Kingdom |
E24606
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundingRuler |
P13204
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Shaka kaSenzangakhona |
E125170
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Shaka kaSenzangakhona | Statement: [Zulu Kingdom, foundingRuler, Shaka kaSenzangakhona]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shaka kaSenzangakhona Context triple: [Zulu Kingdom, foundingRuler, Shaka kaSenzangakhona]
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A.
King Shaka Zulu
chosen
King Shaka Zulu was the early 19th-century Zulu king and military innovator who forged the Zulu Kingdom into a powerful regional force in southern Africa.
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B.
Lobengula Khumalo
Lobengula Khumalo was the second and last king of the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom in what is now Zimbabwe, known for his resistance to British colonial encroachment in the late 19th century.
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C.
Piet Retief
Piet Retief was a prominent Voortrekker leader and pioneer of the Great Trek in 19th-century South Africa, known for his role in negotiating land with Zulu King Dingane and his subsequent massacre.
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D.
Mandla
Mandla is a town and administrative district headquarters in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, known for its proximity to the Narmada River and nearby wildlife and forested areas.
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E.
Mswati III
Mswati III is the absolute monarch of Eswatini, known as one of the world’s last remaining absolute kings.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: foundingRuler Context triple: [Zulu Kingdom, foundingRuler, Shaka kaSenzangakhona]
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A.
firstMonarch
Indicates that the subject is the first monarch (initial ruler) of the object polity or domain.
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B.
foundedEmpire
Indicates that a person or group established and brought into existence an empire as a political entity.
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C.
monarchFather
Indicates that one entity is the male parent (father) of another entity in a monarchical or royal lineage.
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D.
foundingAncestor
Indicates that one entity is the original progenitor or earliest known ancestor from whom another entity or lineage descends.
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E.
foundedKingdom
chosen
Indicates that an entity established or created a kingdom as its founder.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69a4940712c88190aa244f3fc6070a65 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bc4bc21881909dcfe628f59f3e8c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac5eab1e6481908c175e175ae4743a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:21 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4bb4562f48190831e959f5f309956 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:18 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m.