Triple
T8235435
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Battle of Italeni |
E192392
|
entity |
| Predicate | combatantType |
P7256
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Zulu impi |
E218892
|
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: Zulu impi | Statement: [Battle of Italeni, combatantType, Zulu impi]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zulu impi Context triple: [Battle of Italeni, combatantType, Zulu impi]
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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.
Zulu nation
The Zulu nation is a prominent Nguni ethnic group of South Africa, historically known for its powerful 19th-century kingdom under King Shaka and its enduring cultural and linguistic influence.
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C.
Emakhuwa
Emakhuwa is a Bantu language widely spoken in northern Mozambique, primarily by the Makua people.
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D.
Zulu Army
chosen
The Zulu Army was the highly disciplined and formidable military force of the Zulu Kingdom in southern Africa, renowned for its tactical innovations and major victories during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879.
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E.
Nguni
Nguni refers to a group of closely related Bantu-speaking peoples of Southern Africa, including the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, and Ndebele, who share linguistic and cultural ties.
- 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_69ca82dc8f148190a2c75a98501a7b91 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb782931848190bcc54622f34e06a7 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 7:30 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cd67f7dcec81909b74fd2da3609fc3 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 6:46 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:46 p.m.