Triple
T17101514
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hendrik Witbooi |
E414990
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Kaptein of the ǀKhowesin (Witbooi Nama) |
E414990
|
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: Kaptein of the ǀKhowesin (Witbooi Nama) | Statement: [Hendrik Witbooi, positionHeld, Kaptein of the ǀKhowesin (Witbooi Nama)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kaptein of the ǀKhowesin (Witbooi Nama) Context triple: [Hendrik Witbooi, positionHeld, Kaptein of the ǀKhowesin (Witbooi Nama)]
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A.
Hendrik Witbooi
chosen
Hendrik Witbooi was a prominent Nama chief and anti-colonial resistance leader in what is now Namibia, known for his struggle against German colonial rule in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Tswana chief Tshwane
Tswana chief Tshwane is a legendary precolonial leader believed to have given his name to the region encompassing present-day Pretoria and the City of Tshwane in South Africa.
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C.
Kgosi (chief) of the Bamangwato
The Kgosi (chief) of the Bamangwato is the traditional leader of the Bamangwato people of Botswana, historically central to both their governance and their role in the country’s political development.
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D.
Piet Retief
Piet Retief was a prominent Voortrekker leader and pioneer of the Great Trek in 19th-century South Africa, known for his role in negotiating land with Zulu King Dingane and his subsequent massacre.
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E.
Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo
Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo was a late 19th- and early 20th-century Zulu king known for his resistance to British colonial encroachment and his complex role in the aftermath of the Anglo-Zulu War.
- 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_69d886cfc8e88190b05ba466edd35591 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3dc239a088190a776fe0f4361ffc7 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0139fdda488190a1ca5c7ca875e044 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 2:07 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:35 a.m.