Triple
T1120876
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zulu Kingdom |
E24606
|
entity |
| Predicate | opponent |
P437
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Boers |
E1706
|
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: Boers | Statement: [Zulu Kingdom, opponent, Boers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boers Context triple: [Zulu Kingdom, opponent, Boers]
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A.
Afrikaners
chosen
Afrikaners are a South African ethnic group descended primarily from Dutch settlers, known for speaking Afrikaans and playing a central role in the country’s colonial and apartheid-era history.
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B.
Boer forces
Boer forces were the predominantly mounted, guerrilla-style republican commandos of the South African Boers that fought against the British Empire during the Anglo-Boer Wars.
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C.
Herero
Herero is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Herero people of Namibia and neighboring countries.
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D.
Verwoerd
Verwoerd is a surname most prominently associated with Hendrik Verwoerd, the South African prime minister widely regarded as the chief architect of apartheid.
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E.
Khoisan peoples
The Khoisan peoples are indigenous ethnic groups of southern Africa known for their ancient hunter-gatherer and pastoralist traditions and distinctive click-language families.
- 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_69a4940712c88190aa244f3fc6070a65 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bbbe58588190a5ef6346e269d5f3 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac539b6d9881909c3fe5890ae1f889 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m.