Triple
T18844498
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zulu nation |
E460881
|
entity |
| Predicate | modernPoliticalEntity |
P19232
|
FINISHED |
| Object | KwaZulu homeland (apartheid era) |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: KwaZulu homeland (apartheid era) | Statement: [Zulu nation, modernPoliticalEntity, KwaZulu homeland (apartheid era)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: KwaZulu homeland (apartheid era) Context triple: [Zulu nation, modernPoliticalEntity, KwaZulu homeland (apartheid era)]
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A.
KwaZulu homeland
chosen
KwaZulu homeland was a former apartheid-era Bantustan in South Africa designated for Zulu people before being reincorporated into the modern province of KwaZulu-Natal.
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B.
Ciskei
Ciskei was a nominally independent Bantustan in southeastern South Africa established under apartheid as a homeland for Xhosa-speaking people.
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C.
Cofimvaba, Transkei, South Africa
Cofimvaba, in the former Transkei region of South Africa, is a small rural town in the Eastern Cape known as the birthplace of anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani.
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D.
Transkei, South Africa
Transkei, South Africa was a former bantustan in the southeastern part of the country, historically designated for Xhosa-speaking people during the apartheid era.
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E.
Sekhukhuneland
Sekhukhuneland is a historical region in northeastern South Africa that served as the heartland of the Pedi kingdom and culture.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8dcfa11e4819090ab1ef5bdcd2b2e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5b8ed944c81908592f0c34e5727a0 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:26 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:56 a.m.