Triple
T11924826
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mzilikazi kaMashobane |
E283751
|
entity |
| Predicate | founded |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ndebele nation |
E955365
|
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: Ndebele nation | Statement: [Mzilikazi kaMashobane, founded, Ndebele nation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ndebele nation Context triple: [Mzilikazi kaMashobane, founded, Ndebele nation]
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A.
Ndebele Kingdom
chosen
The Ndebele Kingdom was a 19th-century southern African state founded by King Mzilikazi after breaking away from the Zulu Kingdom, centered in what is now western Zimbabwe.
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B.
Thembu kingdom
The Thembu kingdom is a traditional Xhosa-speaking monarchy in South Africa, historically based in the Eastern Cape and known as the ancestral realm of prominent leaders including Nelson Mandela.
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C.
Zulu Kingdom
The Zulu Kingdom was a powerful 19th-century southern African monarchy known for its centralized military system, expansion under King Shaka, and major conflicts with British colonial powers.
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D.
Sambia
Sambia is a historical region on the Baltic Sea coast, now part of Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast, known for its amber deposits and former role within East Prussia.
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E.
Ndebele people
The Ndebele people are a Southern African ethnic group known for their Nguni language, distinctive geometric house painting, beadwork, and rich cultural traditions.
- 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_69d6ab2ce9c48190b5d39511b524f666 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8e8e2fc648190a446c1917db1c7d9 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 12:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f48a729de88190960be2d16487a620 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 11:11 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:45 p.m.