Triple
T12273330
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zakes Mda |
E292523
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Zulus of New York
The Zulus of New York is a historical novel by South African writer Zakes Mda that explores the experiences of Zulu performers exhibited in 19th-century New York.
|
E974749
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: The Zulus of New York | Statement: [Zakes Mda, notableWork, The Zulus of New York]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Zulus of New York Context triple: [Zakes Mda, notableWork, The Zulus of New York]
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A.
King of the Zulu
The King of the Zulu is the traditional monarch and cultural leader of the Zulu people, a major ethnic group primarily located in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
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B.
Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn is a 1979 British war film dramatizing the 1879 Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War.
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C.
Nacimiento de los Negros
Nacimiento de los Negros is a historic community in Coahuila, Mexico, founded by Black Seminoles who migrated there in the 19th century to escape slavery and persecution in the United States.
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D.
The Boys from the Bush
The Boys from the Bush is an Australian television drama-comedy series that follows country characters navigating life and work in the city, blending humor with social observation.
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E.
Zulu Screams
"Zulu Screams" is a 2019 Afrobeat-influenced hip-hop single by American rapper GoldLink featuring Maleek Berry and Bibi Bourelly.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: The Zulus of New York Triple: [Zakes Mda, notableWork, The Zulus of New York]
Generated description
The Zulus of New York is a historical novel by South African writer Zakes Mda that explores the experiences of Zulu performers exhibited in 19th-century New York.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Zulus of New York Target entity description: The Zulus of New York is a historical novel by South African writer Zakes Mda that explores the experiences of Zulu performers exhibited in 19th-century New York.
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A.
King of the Zulu
The King of the Zulu is the traditional monarch and cultural leader of the Zulu people, a major ethnic group primarily located in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
-
B.
Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn is a 1979 British war film dramatizing the 1879 Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War.
-
C.
Nacimiento de los Negros
Nacimiento de los Negros is a historic community in Coahuila, Mexico, founded by Black Seminoles who migrated there in the 19th century to escape slavery and persecution in the United States.
-
D.
The Boys from the Bush
The Boys from the Bush is an Australian television drama-comedy series that follows country characters navigating life and work in the city, blending humor with social observation.
-
E.
Zulu Screams
"Zulu Screams" is a 2019 Afrobeat-influenced hip-hop single by American rapper GoldLink featuring Maleek Berry and Bibi Bourelly.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69d6ab6856488190b5d31178d5015f8e |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d91cee7158819093fff74db6867896 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f61e6b50a48190b1beabd149d5830f |
completed | May 2, 2026, 3:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f61f9386548190a749445a404db3a2 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6207f164c8190b663a50ee3c761d6 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:04 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:52 p.m.