Triple
T12847914
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lobengula |
E307231
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
King of the Ndebele
The King of the Ndebele was the hereditary monarch and supreme political and military leader of the Ndebele (Matabele) people in what is now Zimbabwe.
|
E1007099
|
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: King of the Ndebele | Statement: [Lobengula, positionHeld, King of the Ndebele]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: King of the Ndebele Context triple: [Lobengula, positionHeld, King of the Ndebele]
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A.
King of the Xhosa
The King of the Xhosa is the paramount traditional monarch and symbolic leader of the Xhosa people of South Africa.
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B.
King Mzilikazi kaMashobane
King Mzilikazi kaMashobane was a 19th-century Southern African monarch who founded the Ndebele (Matabele) nation and established a powerful kingdom in what is now western Zimbabwe.
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C.
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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D.
King of the AbaThembu
The King of the AbaThembu is the hereditary monarch and highest traditional authority of the Thembu people, a Xhosa-speaking ethnic group in South Africa.
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E.
Mzilikazi
Mzilikazi was a 19th-century Southern African king who founded the Ndebele (Matabele) nation and led its migration to what is now Zimbabwe.
- 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: King of the Ndebele Triple: [Lobengula, positionHeld, King of the Ndebele]
Generated description
The King of the Ndebele was the hereditary monarch and supreme political and military leader of the Ndebele (Matabele) people in what is now Zimbabwe.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: King of the Ndebele Target entity description: The King of the Ndebele was the hereditary monarch and supreme political and military leader of the Ndebele (Matabele) people in what is now Zimbabwe.
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A.
King of the Xhosa
The King of the Xhosa is the paramount traditional monarch and symbolic leader of the Xhosa people of South Africa.
-
B.
King Mzilikazi kaMashobane
King Mzilikazi kaMashobane was a 19th-century Southern African monarch who founded the Ndebele (Matabele) nation and established a powerful kingdom in what is now western Zimbabwe.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
King of the AbaThembu
The King of the AbaThembu is the hereditary monarch and highest traditional authority of the Thembu people, a Xhosa-speaking ethnic group in South Africa.
-
E.
Mzilikazi
Mzilikazi was a 19th-century Southern African king who founded the Ndebele (Matabele) nation and led its migration to what is now Zimbabwe.
- 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_69d7bdf5e7cc8190be357278bc5ba3bb |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d96ff49efc8190bd6bbac510cc4705 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f69ba1ef2481909bcf68a698afd3c6 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 12:49 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f69dad1f9c8190b48c40f49dbd396d |
completed | May 3, 2026, 12:58 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f69e5fd19c819082f9fe0d26c56c9a |
completed | May 3, 2026, 1:01 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:36 p.m.