Triple
T11928416
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sandile kaNgqika |
E283845
|
entity |
| Predicate | countryOfCitizenship |
P2
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Xhosa Kingdom |
E936515
|
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: Xhosa Kingdom | Statement: [Sandile kaNgqika, countryOfCitizenship, Xhosa Kingdom]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xhosa Kingdom Context triple: [Sandile kaNgqika, countryOfCitizenship, Xhosa Kingdom]
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A.
Xhosa Kingdom
chosen
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.
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B.
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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C.
Ndebele Kingdom
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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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.
Basotho Kingdom
The Basotho Kingdom was a 19th-century southern African state founded and consolidated under King Moshoeshoe I, forming the historical basis of the modern nation of Lesotho.
- 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_69d903024afc8190a97aa3263dc7d017 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f5f63ac68c819090a0361a16e8452d |
completed | May 2, 2026, 1:03 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:45 p.m.