Triple
T2648999
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Makgatho Mandela |
E53851
|
entity |
| Predicate | grandfather |
P979
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa |
E308274
|
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: Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa | Statement: [Makgatho Mandela, grandfather, Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa Context triple: [Makgatho Mandela, grandfather, Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa]
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A.
Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa
chosen
Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa was a South African chief and the father of Nelson Mandela, making him the paternal great-grandfather of Zindzi Mandela.
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B.
Dumisa Ntsebeza
Dumisa Ntsebeza is a South African lawyer, human rights advocate, and former Truth and Reconciliation Commission commissioner known for his work on transitional justice and constitutional law.
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C.
Lobengula Khumalo
Lobengula Khumalo 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.
Tongayi Chirisa
Tongayi Chirisa is a Zimbabwean actor known for his work in American television and film, including prominent roles in comedy and drama series.
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E.
Walter Mzembi
Walter Mzembi is a Zimbabwean politician and former government minister who has held prominent roles in the country’s tourism and foreign affairs sectors.
- 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_69ab495e192081909c77b622e8e7e15a |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd91ca1288190ba302b04bac4c153 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:51 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b0fc4137cc8190a67bf8be5d8e062c |
completed | March 11, 2026, 5:23 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:53 p.m.