Triple
T12847948
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lobengula |
E307231
|
entity |
| Predicate | endOfOfficeReason |
P6707
|
FINISHED |
| Object | British conquest of the Ndebele Kingdom |
E268353
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: British conquest of the Ndebele Kingdom | Statement: [Lobengula, endOfOfficeReason, British conquest of the Ndebele Kingdom]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British conquest of the Ndebele Kingdom Context triple: [Lobengula, endOfOfficeReason, British conquest of the Ndebele Kingdom]
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A.
First Matabele War
chosen
The First Matabele War was an 1893–1894 colonial conflict in what is now Zimbabwe, in which British-led forces defeated the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom and paved the way for white settler control of the region.
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B.
Second Matabele War
The Second Matabele War was an 1896–1897 uprising by the Ndebele (Matabele) people in what is now Zimbabwe against colonial rule, marking a major early resistance to British expansion in southern Africa.
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C.
Basuto Wars
The Basuto Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts in southern Africa between the Basotho people and neighboring Boer republics, primarily over land and political control.
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D.
Anglo-Zulu War
The Anglo-Zulu War was an 1879 conflict in southern Africa between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom, marked by famous battles such as Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift and resulting in the eventual defeat and dismantling of the Zulu state.
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E.
Boer invasion of Cape Colony
The Boer invasion of Cape Colony was an early Second Boer War campaign in which Boer forces crossed into British-controlled Cape territory, triggering key engagements and sieges such as those at Kimberley and Mafeking.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: endOfOfficeReason Context triple: [Lobengula, endOfOfficeReason, British conquest of the Ndebele Kingdom]
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A.
officeAbolitionReason
Indicates the reason or justification for abolishing a particular office or official position.
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B.
designationReason
Indicates the reason or justification for assigning a particular designation or status to an entity.
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C.
natureOfTermination
Indicates the manner, cause, or conditions under which a relationship, contract, or employment is brought to an end.
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D.
inactivationReason
Indicates the reason or cause for which an entity, status, or process has been deactivated or made inactive.
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E.
reasonForEndOfTerm
chosen
Indicates the specific cause or circumstance that led to the termination or conclusion of a term, position, or period of service.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69d9714208f881908f7f8a921362909a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f69ba1ef2481909bcf68a698afd3c6 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 12:49 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69d96fa3002881908000357b1f95a3ac |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:46 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:36 p.m.