Triple
T12848059
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shangani Patrol incident |
E307234
|
entity |
| Predicate | opponent |
P437
|
FINISHED |
| Object | King Lobengula |
E307231
|
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: King Lobengula | Statement: [Shangani Patrol incident, opponent, King Lobengula]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: King Lobengula Context triple: [Shangani Patrol incident, opponent, King Lobengula]
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A.
King Lobengula Khumalo
King Lobengula Khumalo was the late 19th-century Ndebele monarch in what is now Zimbabwe, known for his resistance to British colonial encroachment and the events leading to the First Matabele War.
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B.
King Gcaleka kaPhalo
King Gcaleka kaPhalo was an 18th-century Xhosa monarch and founder of the Gcaleka royal lineage, which became the senior branch of the Xhosa nation.
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C.
Lobengula
chosen
Lobengula was the second and last king of the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom in what is now Zimbabwe, known for his resistance to British colonial encroachment in the late 19th century.
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D.
King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu
King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu was the long-reigning monarch of the Zulu nation in South Africa, known for his cultural leadership and influence in post-apartheid society.
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E.
King Sabata Dalindyebo
King Sabata Dalindyebo was a prominent Thembu monarch in South Africa known for his resistance to apartheid-era policies and his role in the region’s traditional leadership.
- 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_69d7bdf5e7cc8190be357278bc5ba3bb |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9701fe684819084582d1b4c809429 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6c0e393fc8190812380a3e41778bf |
completed | May 3, 2026, 3:28 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:36 p.m.