Triple
T2727188
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Xhosa people |
E60221
|
entity |
| Predicate | historicalEvent |
P259
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Xhosa cattle-killing movement
The Xhosa cattle-killing movement was a mid-19th-century millenarian prophecy-led movement among the Xhosa that called for the mass slaughter of cattle and destruction of crops in the belief it would bring about the resurrection of ancestors and the expulsion of colonial settlers, ultimately resulting in a devastating famine.
|
E292519
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Xhosa cattle-killing movement | Statement: [Xhosa people, historicalEvent, Xhosa cattle-killing movement]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xhosa cattle-killing movement Context triple: [Xhosa people, historicalEvent, Xhosa cattle-killing movement]
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A.
Murder of Piet Retief
The Murder of Piet Retief was a pivotal 1838 killing of the Voortrekker leader and his delegation by Zulu King Dingane, an event that dramatically escalated conflict during the Great Trek in South Africa.
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B.
Sharpeville massacre
The Sharpeville massacre was a 1960 incident in South Africa in which police opened fire on a peaceful anti–pass laws protest, killing 69 people and marking a turning point in the struggle against apartheid.
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C.
Soweto Uprising
The Soweto Uprising was a 1976 student-led protest in the Soweto township of South Africa against apartheid education policies, which became a pivotal moment in the struggle against apartheid.
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D.
Herero and Namaqua genocide
The Herero and Namaqua genocide was a campaign of extermination and mass displacement carried out by German colonial forces in present-day Namibia between 1904 and 1908, widely regarded as one of the first genocides of the 20th century.
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E.
Weenen massacre
The Weenen massacre was an 1838 killing of Voortrekker settlers by Zulu forces in present-day South Africa, which became a pivotal flashpoint in the conflict between the Voortrekkers and the Zulu Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Xhosa cattle-killing movement Triple: [Xhosa people, historicalEvent, Xhosa cattle-killing movement]
Generated description
The Xhosa cattle-killing movement was a mid-19th-century millenarian prophecy-led movement among the Xhosa that called for the mass slaughter of cattle and destruction of crops in the belief it would bring about the resurrection of ancestors and the expulsion of colonial settlers, ultimately resulting in a devastating famine.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xhosa cattle-killing movement Target entity description: The Xhosa cattle-killing movement was a mid-19th-century millenarian prophecy-led movement among the Xhosa that called for the mass slaughter of cattle and destruction of crops in the belief it would bring about the resurrection of ancestors and the expulsion of colonial settlers, ultimately resulting in a devastating famine.
-
A.
Murder of Piet Retief
The Murder of Piet Retief was a pivotal 1838 killing of the Voortrekker leader and his delegation by Zulu King Dingane, an event that dramatically escalated conflict during the Great Trek in South Africa.
-
B.
Sharpeville massacre
The Sharpeville massacre was a 1960 incident in South Africa in which police opened fire on a peaceful anti–pass laws protest, killing 69 people and marking a turning point in the struggle against apartheid.
-
C.
Soweto Uprising
The Soweto Uprising was a 1976 student-led protest in the Soweto township of South Africa against apartheid education policies, which became a pivotal moment in the struggle against apartheid.
-
D.
Herero and Namaqua genocide
The Herero and Namaqua genocide was a campaign of extermination and mass displacement carried out by German colonial forces in present-day Namibia between 1904 and 1908, widely regarded as one of the first genocides of the 20th century.
-
E.
Weenen massacre
The Weenen massacre was an 1838 killing of Voortrekker settlers by Zulu forces in present-day South Africa, which became a pivotal flashpoint in the conflict between the Voortrekkers and the Zulu Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69ab4b75cd908190b691ef0d1801acda |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdacffa6481909df37335e8fdd595 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:59 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afb6982974819089d0ef4a59cc4085 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afb7166d788190ac219fe3c3e164fe |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afb7acf3588190813bde4428dfe5f4 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:18 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:56 p.m.