Triple
T11331527
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | First Matabele War |
E268353
|
entity |
| Predicate | combatantLeader |
P1061
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Lobengula |
E307231
|
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: Lobengula | Statement: [First Matabele War, combatantLeader, Lobengula]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lobengula Context triple: [First Matabele War, combatantLeader, Lobengula]
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A.
Lobengula
chosen
Lobengula 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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B.
Sekgoma II
Sekgoma II was a Bangwato king of the Bechuanaland Protectorate (now Botswana) and a key traditional leader in the lineage that produced Botswana’s first president, Seretse Khama.
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C.
Sekhukhune I
Sekhukhune I was a 19th-century king of the Bapedi (Pedi) people in present-day South Africa, known for his resistance against Boer and British colonial expansion.
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D.
Sebetwane
Sebetwane was a 19th-century southern African chief best known for leading the Kololo people on a long migration and establishing a powerful kingdom in what is now Zambia.
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E.
Cetshwayo kaMpande
Cetshwayo kaMpande was the 19th-century Zulu king best known for leading Zulu forces to a major victory against the British at the Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War.
- 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_69d6aacb1f0881908c84a349fd1be047 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d7e9fd38308190a5458be1bfcc89ea |
completed | April 9, 2026, 6:03 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e5432abfd081909d1bbf6460643fb9 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:03 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:32 p.m.