Triple
T9122756
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ntshingwayo kaMahole Khoza |
E218894
|
entity |
| Predicate | commanded |
P2333
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Zulu impi at the Battle of Isandlwana
The Zulu impi at the Battle of Isandlwana was the large, highly disciplined Zulu military force that decisively defeated a British column in 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu War.
|
E779614
|
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: Zulu impi at the Battle of Isandlwana | Statement: [Ntshingwayo kaMahole Khoza, commanded, Zulu impi at the Battle of Isandlwana]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zulu impi at the Battle of Isandlwana Context triple: [Ntshingwayo kaMahole Khoza, commanded, Zulu impi at the Battle of Isandlwana]
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A.
Battle of Isandlwana (near its borders, involving colonial forces)
The Battle of Isandlwana was a major 1879 engagement of the Anglo-Zulu War in which Zulu forces inflicted a devastating defeat on British colonial troops in southern Africa.
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B.
Battle of Rorke's Drift
The Battle of Rorke's Drift was an 1879 engagement in the Anglo-Zulu War in which a small British garrison famously defended a mission station against a much larger Zulu force.
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C.
Battle of Majuba Hill
The Battle of Majuba Hill was a decisive 1881 engagement in which Boer forces inflicted a crushing defeat on the British, effectively ending the First Boer War and leading to restored self-government for the Transvaal.
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D.
Isandlwana
Isandlwana is a hill in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, best known as the site of a major 1879 Anglo-Zulu War battle in which Zulu forces inflicted a significant defeat on the British Army.
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E.
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.
- 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: Zulu impi at the Battle of Isandlwana Triple: [Ntshingwayo kaMahole Khoza, commanded, Zulu impi at the Battle of Isandlwana]
Generated description
The Zulu impi at the Battle of Isandlwana was the large, highly disciplined Zulu military force that decisively defeated a British column in 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zulu impi at the Battle of Isandlwana Target entity description: The Zulu impi at the Battle of Isandlwana was the large, highly disciplined Zulu military force that decisively defeated a British column in 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu War.
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A.
Battle of Isandlwana (near its borders, involving colonial forces)
The Battle of Isandlwana was a major 1879 engagement of the Anglo-Zulu War in which Zulu forces inflicted a devastating defeat on British colonial troops in southern Africa.
-
B.
Battle of Rorke's Drift
The Battle of Rorke's Drift was an 1879 engagement in the Anglo-Zulu War in which a small British garrison famously defended a mission station against a much larger Zulu force.
-
C.
Battle of Majuba Hill
The Battle of Majuba Hill was a decisive 1881 engagement in which Boer forces inflicted a crushing defeat on the British, effectively ending the First Boer War and leading to restored self-government for the Transvaal.
-
D.
Isandlwana
Isandlwana is a hill in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, best known as the site of a major 1879 Anglo-Zulu War battle in which Zulu forces inflicted a significant defeat on the British Army.
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E.
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.
- 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.