Triple
T6419408
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Basotho people |
E127906
|
entity |
| Predicate | historicalKingdom |
P20193
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Basotho Kingdom
The Basotho Kingdom was a 19th-century southern African state founded and consolidated under King Moshoeshoe I, forming the historical basis of the modern nation of Lesotho.
|
E593319
|
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: Basotho Kingdom | Statement: [Basotho people, historicalKingdom, Basotho Kingdom]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basotho Kingdom Context triple: [Basotho people, historicalKingdom, Basotho Kingdom]
-
A.
Zulu Kingdom
The Zulu Kingdom was a powerful 19th-century southern African monarchy known for its centralized military system, expansion under King Shaka, and major conflicts with British colonial powers.
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B.
Kingdom of Matabele
The Kingdom of Matabele was a 19th-century southern African state founded by King Mzilikazi and dominated by the Ndebele people, centered in what is now southwestern Zimbabwe.
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C.
Kalahari Kingdom
Kalahari Kingdom is an African-themed zoo exhibit at Franklin Park Zoo that showcases animals and habitats inspired by the Kalahari Desert region.
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D.
Kingdom of Mapungubwe
The Kingdom of Mapungubwe was a precolonial southern African state (c. 11th–13th century) known for its advanced society, extensive trade networks, and sophisticated gold-working centered near the Limpopo and Shashe rivers.
-
E.
Mutapa Kingdom
The Mutapa Kingdom was a powerful Shona state in south-central Africa, renowned for its control of regional gold trade and its political dominance following the decline of Great Zimbabwe.
- 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: Basotho Kingdom Triple: [Basotho people, historicalKingdom, Basotho Kingdom]
Generated description
The Basotho Kingdom was a 19th-century southern African state founded and consolidated under King Moshoeshoe I, forming the historical basis of the modern nation of Lesotho.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basotho Kingdom Target entity description: The Basotho Kingdom was a 19th-century southern African state founded and consolidated under King Moshoeshoe I, forming the historical basis of the modern nation of Lesotho.
-
A.
Zulu Kingdom
The Zulu Kingdom was a powerful 19th-century southern African monarchy known for its centralized military system, expansion under King Shaka, and major conflicts with British colonial powers.
-
B.
Kingdom of Matabele
The Kingdom of Matabele was a 19th-century southern African state founded by King Mzilikazi and dominated by the Ndebele people, centered in what is now southwestern Zimbabwe.
-
C.
Kalahari Kingdom
Kalahari Kingdom is an African-themed zoo exhibit at Franklin Park Zoo that showcases animals and habitats inspired by the Kalahari Desert region.
-
D.
Kingdom of Mapungubwe
The Kingdom of Mapungubwe was a precolonial southern African state (c. 11th–13th century) known for its advanced society, extensive trade networks, and sophisticated gold-working centered near the Limpopo and Shashe rivers.
-
E.
Mutapa Kingdom
The Mutapa Kingdom was a powerful Shona state in south-central Africa, renowned for its control of regional gold trade and its political dominance following the decline of Great Zimbabwe.
- 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_69c0083815208190a9b299b8e0640218 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0690194dc8190b3382bd5f92876b5 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c640d2ab64819089e91525da60392b |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:33 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c644ec2ca48190997a118f8751cba5 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:50 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c6455961b881908f5804d9c0e86573 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:52 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:43 p.m.