Triple
T11924827
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mzilikazi kaMashobane |
E283751
|
entity |
| Predicate | founded |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Matabeleland kingdom |
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: Matabeleland kingdom | Statement: [Mzilikazi kaMashobane, founded, Matabeleland kingdom]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matabeleland kingdom Context triple: [Mzilikazi kaMashobane, founded, Matabeleland kingdom]
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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.
Kingdom of Matabele
The Kingdom of Matabele was a 19th-century southern African state founded by King Mzilikazi and dominated by the Ndebele people, centered in what is now southwestern Zimbabwe.
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C.
Mutapa Kingdom
The Mutapa Kingdom was a powerful Shona state in south-central Africa, renowned for its control of regional gold trade and its political dominance following the decline of Great Zimbabwe.
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D.
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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E.
Xhosa Kingdom
The Xhosa Kingdom was a historic southern African monarchy of the Xhosa people, centered in what is now the Eastern Cape of South Africa and known for its complex chiefdoms, resistance to colonial expansion, 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_69f49ce47d488190af7f832e7719a4ce |
completed | May 1, 2026, 12:30 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:45 p.m.