Triple

T8542689
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gertrude Caton-Thompson E202234 entity
Predicate workedOn P3 FINISHED
Object Great Zimbabwe E39507 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Great Zimbabwe | Statement: [Gertrude Caton-Thompson, workedOn, Great Zimbabwe]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Zimbabwe
Context triple: [Gertrude Caton-Thompson, workedOn, Great Zimbabwe]
  • A. Great Zimbabwe chosen
    Great Zimbabwe is a medieval city in southeastern Zimbabwe renowned for its monumental stone structures and as the center of a powerful Shona-speaking kingdom that dominated regional trade between the 11th and 15th centuries.
  • B. Khami Ruins
    Khami Ruins is an archaeological site in southwestern Zimbabwe featuring the stone-built remains of a precolonial African city that succeeded Great Zimbabwe as a major political and trading center.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Maputo Fortress
    Maputo Fortress is a historic Portuguese-built military fort in Maputo, Mozambique, now serving as a cultural and tourist attraction.
  • E. Sofala
    Sofala is a historic coastal city in present-day Mozambique that served as a key Swahili and Indian Ocean trading port, especially for gold, from the medieval period onward.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca832461e88190a654c5e44e233aa8 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cbe6e26be48190b10bc62fad178dad ner completed
NED1 batch_69cfd069faa481908db58399fe8f72f1 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:18 p.m.