Triple
T8542455
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shona states |
E202229
|
entity |
| Predicate | includedState |
P11085
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe was a powerful medieval Shona state in southeastern Africa, renowned for its monumental stone architecture at Great Zimbabwe and its role as a major center of regional trade.
|
E741203
|
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: Kingdom of Zimbabwe | Statement: [Shona states, includedState, Kingdom of Zimbabwe]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kingdom of Zimbabwe Context triple: [Shona states, includedState, Kingdom of Zimbabwe]
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A.
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.
-
B.
Republic of Zoutpansberg
The Republic of Zoutpansberg was a short-lived 19th-century Boer polity in what is now northern South Africa, centered around the Zoutpansberg mountain region before being absorbed into the South African Republic.
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C.
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was a mid-20th-century semi-autonomous colonial union in southern Africa that combined the territories of modern-day Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi under British rule.
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D.
Rhodesia
Rhodesia was an unrecognized, white-minority-ruled state in southern Africa that existed from 1965 to 1979 in the territory of modern-day Zimbabwe.
-
E.
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.
- 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: Kingdom of Zimbabwe Triple: [Shona states, includedState, Kingdom of Zimbabwe]
Generated description
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe was a powerful medieval Shona state in southeastern Africa, renowned for its monumental stone architecture at Great Zimbabwe and its role as a major center of regional trade.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kingdom of Zimbabwe Target entity description: The Kingdom of Zimbabwe was a powerful medieval Shona state in southeastern Africa, renowned for its monumental stone architecture at Great Zimbabwe and its role as a major center of regional trade.
-
A.
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.
-
B.
Republic of Zoutpansberg
The Republic of Zoutpansberg was a short-lived 19th-century Boer polity in what is now northern South Africa, centered around the Zoutpansberg mountain region before being absorbed into the South African Republic.
-
C.
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was a mid-20th-century semi-autonomous colonial union in southern Africa that combined the territories of modern-day Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi under British rule.
-
D.
Rhodesia
Rhodesia was an unrecognized, white-minority-ruled state in southern Africa that existed from 1965 to 1979 in the territory of modern-day Zimbabwe.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69ca832461e88190a654c5e44e233aa8 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe6e26be48190b10bc62fad178dad |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce6da3d65c819087ed6b46dfc35885 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:22 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce6ec3b080819082d64646d453541d |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:27 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce6fe928d48190824e7a94fea5cfc0 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:32 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:18 p.m.