Triple
T11608945
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thembu |
E275332
|
entity |
| Predicate | clanOf |
P1915
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Mandela family |
E270410
|
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: Mandela family | Statement: [Thembu, clanOf, Mandela family]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mandela family Context triple: [Thembu, clanOf, Mandela family]
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A.
Mandela family
chosen
The Mandela family is a prominent South African family best known for its association with anti-apartheid leader and former president Nelson Mandela and its enduring influence in the country’s political and social life.
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B.
Madikizela family
The Madikizela family is a South African Xhosa family best known for producing prominent anti-apartheid activist and political leader Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
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C.
Makaziwe Mandela
Makaziwe Mandela is a South African businesswoman and academic, best known as the daughter of anti-apartheid icon and former president Nelson Mandela.
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D.
Winnie Mandela
Winnie Mandela was a prominent South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, known both for her leadership in the struggle against white minority rule and for the controversies surrounding her militant tactics and later political career.
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E.
Ndaba Mandela
Ndaba Mandela is a South African author, entrepreneur, and anti-HIV/AIDS activist, known as the grandson of Nelson Mandela and for his work promoting youth leadership and African development.
- 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_69d6aaf84b548190ac072e4fb89ae18f |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a04231d08190b8a07cd977d11ffa |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:01 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e8a82381708190aa0e674603d5778a |
completed | April 22, 2026, 10:51 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:38 p.m.