Triple
T12848054
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shangani Patrol incident |
E307234
|
entity |
| Predicate | countryAtTime |
P878
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Matabele Kingdom |
E283750
|
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: Matabele Kingdom | Statement: [Shangani Patrol incident, countryAtTime, Matabele Kingdom]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matabele Kingdom Context triple: [Shangani Patrol incident, countryAtTime, Matabele Kingdom]
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A.
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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B.
Kingdom of Matabele
chosen
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.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Barotseland Kingdom
Barotseland Kingdom is a historic African monarchy of the Lozi (Rotse) people, centered in present-day western Zambia and known for its distinct political and 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_69d7bdf5e7cc8190be357278bc5ba3bb |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9701fe684819084582d1b4c809429 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6cbb93c688190910ffb6bc6fbef3f |
completed | May 3, 2026, 4:14 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:36 p.m.