Triple
T22139522
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mbuyazi kaMpande |
E547119
|
entity |
| Predicate | successorInDeFactoPower |
P43056
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Cetshwayo kaMpande |
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NE NERFINISHED |
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: Cetshwayo kaMpande | Statement: [Mbuyazi kaMpande, successorInDeFactoPower, Cetshwayo kaMpande]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cetshwayo kaMpande Context triple: [Mbuyazi kaMpande, successorInDeFactoPower, Cetshwayo kaMpande]
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A.
Cetshwayo kaMpande
chosen
Cetshwayo kaMpande was the 19th-century Zulu king best known for leading Zulu forces to a major victory against the British at the Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War.
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B.
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.
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C.
Lobengula
Lobengula was the second and last king of the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom in what is now Zimbabwe, known for his resistance to British colonial encroachment in the late 19th century.
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D.
Sekgoma II
Sekgoma II was a Bangwato king of the Bechuanaland Protectorate (now Botswana) and a key traditional leader in the lineage that produced Botswana’s first president, Seretse Khama.
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E.
King Lobengula Khumalo
King Lobengula Khumalo was the late 19th-century Ndebele monarch in what is now Zimbabwe, known for his resistance to British colonial encroachment and the events leading to the First Matabele War.
- 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: successorInDeFactoPower Context triple: [Mbuyazi kaMpande, successorInDeFactoPower, Cetshwayo kaMpande]
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A.
successorAsDeFactoRuler
Indicates that one entity becomes the next actual (though not necessarily officially recognized) ruler after another entity.
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B.
deFactoSuccessor
chosen
Indicates that one entity has effectively taken over the role, function, or position of another, even if not formally or legally recognized as its successor.
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C.
successorHasWiderPowers
Indicates that the successor entity holds broader or more extensive powers or authority than its predecessor.
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D.
predecessorAsDeFactoRuler
Indicates that one entity previously held actual ruling power over a domain or group, regardless of formal title, before another entity assumed that de facto control.
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E.
successorAsRegent
Indicates that one entity assumes the role of regent following another, serving as their successor in that governing capacity.
- F. None of above.
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_69e11e3a95d88190a3bd80d9471976c3 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f129bc7ae881909798c64a4c19adad |
completed | April 28, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e71b384e008190b723c9a0f1089d66 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 6:37 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:32 p.m.