Triple
T9122739
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Henry Pulleine |
E218893
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
British forces in the Anglo-Zulu War
British forces in the Anglo-Zulu War were the imperial British Army and colonial troops deployed in southern Africa in 1879 to invade the Zulu Kingdom, culminating in a series of notable battles including Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift.
|
E779613
|
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: British forces in the Anglo-Zulu War | Statement: [Henry Pulleine, partOf, British forces in the Anglo-Zulu War]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British forces in the Anglo-Zulu War Context triple: [Henry Pulleine, partOf, British forces in the Anglo-Zulu War]
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A.
British forces in the Second Boer War
British forces in the Second Boer War were the imperial troops of the United Kingdom that fought from 1899 to 1902 to suppress the Boer republics in South Africa and secure British control over the region.
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B.
Zulu Army
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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C.
Anglo-Zulu War
The Anglo-Zulu War was an 1879 conflict in southern Africa between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom, marked by famous battles such as Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift and resulting in the eventual defeat and dismantling of the Zulu state.
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D.
British South Africa Company forces
The British South Africa Company forces were the private colonial troops of Cecil Rhodes’s chartered company, used to expand and police British interests in southern Africa in the late 19th century.
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E.
Boer–Zulu conflicts
The Boer–Zulu conflicts were a series of 19th-century clashes in southern Africa between Boer settlers and the Zulu Kingdom over land, political control, and regional dominance.
- 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: British forces in the Anglo-Zulu War Triple: [Henry Pulleine, partOf, British forces in the Anglo-Zulu War]
Generated description
British forces in the Anglo-Zulu War were the imperial British Army and colonial troops deployed in southern Africa in 1879 to invade the Zulu Kingdom, culminating in a series of notable battles including Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British forces in the Anglo-Zulu War Target entity description: British forces in the Anglo-Zulu War were the imperial British Army and colonial troops deployed in southern Africa in 1879 to invade the Zulu Kingdom, culminating in a series of notable battles including Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift.
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A.
British forces in the Second Boer War
British forces in the Second Boer War were the imperial troops of the United Kingdom that fought from 1899 to 1902 to suppress the Boer republics in South Africa and secure British control over the region.
-
B.
Zulu Army
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.
-
C.
Anglo-Zulu War
The Anglo-Zulu War was an 1879 conflict in southern Africa between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom, marked by famous battles such as Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift and resulting in the eventual defeat and dismantling of the Zulu state.
-
D.
British South Africa Company forces
The British South Africa Company forces were the private colonial troops of Cecil Rhodes’s chartered company, used to expand and police British interests in southern Africa in the late 19th century.
-
E.
Boer–Zulu conflicts
The Boer–Zulu conflicts were a series of 19th-century clashes in southern Africa between Boer settlers and the Zulu Kingdom over land, political control, and regional dominance.
- 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_69ca83dddd548190983b96c664f7f367 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cca8b46dac8190bde88205c85f596a |
completed | April 1, 2026, 5:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d0308ff628819083f02bf71eb40c5b |
completed | April 3, 2026, 9:26 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d0318ef52c8190bfa0bef6a8d41daa |
completed | April 3, 2026, 9:30 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d03571c4648190bd546152c61c55a5 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:17 p.m.