Triple
T7267643
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ulundi |
E161017
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerCapitalOf |
P3417
|
FINISHED |
| Object | KwaZulu bantustan |
E164783
|
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: KwaZulu bantustan | Statement: [Ulundi, formerCapitalOf, KwaZulu bantustan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: KwaZulu bantustan Context triple: [Ulundi, formerCapitalOf, KwaZulu bantustan]
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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.
Orange Free State
The Orange Free State was a 19th-century independent Boer republic in southern Africa that later became a British colony following the Second Boer War.
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C.
Thembuland
Thembuland is a historical region in South Africa that served as the traditional homeland of the Thembu people, an Nguni-speaking group to which figures like Nelson Mandela belong.
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D.
Sekhukhuneland
Sekhukhuneland is a historical region in northeastern South Africa that served as the heartland of the Pedi kingdom and culture.
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E.
Kwaluseni
Kwaluseni is a town in Eswatini known primarily as the main campus site of the University of Eswatini.
- 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_69c6885181008190b419040e22939c7c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6eae7b2108190a6910f6655669db5 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7e52b8ea0819096c331f78dee5e4b |
completed | March 28, 2026, 2:26 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:58 p.m.