Triple
T9708632
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Buffalo River (South Africa) |
E234962
|
entity |
| Predicate | formsBorderBetween |
P224
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Zulu Kingdom (historical) |
E24606
|
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 Kingdom (historical) | Statement: [Buffalo River (South Africa), formsBorderBetween, Zulu Kingdom (historical)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zulu Kingdom (historical) Context triple: [Buffalo River (South Africa), formsBorderBetween, Zulu Kingdom (historical)]
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A.
Zulu Kingdom
chosen
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.
uMgungundlovu, Zulu Kingdom
uMgungundlovu in the Zulu Kingdom was the royal capital and military stronghold of King Dingane in the early 19th century.
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C.
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.
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D.
Kalahari Kingdom
Kalahari Kingdom is an African-themed zoo exhibit at Franklin Park Zoo that showcases animals and habitats inspired by the Kalahari Desert region.
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E.
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.
- 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_69ca84cc78808190a56f3402b7c139a7 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd9da7c6188190b086f7e411378268 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:35 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d19f8476e08190865700679069dee6 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 11:32 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:19 p.m.