Triple
T22847799
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zululand region |
E566268
|
entity |
| Predicate | traditionalAuthority |
P11127
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Zulu monarchy |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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 monarchy | Statement: [Zululand region, traditionalAuthority, Zulu monarchy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zulu monarchy Context triple: [Zululand region, traditionalAuthority, Zulu monarchy]
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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.
Xhosa Kingdom
The Xhosa Kingdom was a historic southern African monarchy of the Xhosa people, centered in what is now the Eastern Cape of South Africa and known for its complex chiefdoms, resistance to colonial expansion, and rich cultural traditions.
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C.
Zulu royal family
The Zulu royal family is the hereditary ruling dynasty of the Zulu people of South Africa, historically led by powerful kings such as Shaka and central to Zulu cultural and political identity.
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D.
Thembu kingdom
The Thembu kingdom is a traditional Xhosa-speaking monarchy in South Africa, historically based in the Eastern Cape and known as the ancestral realm of prominent leaders including Nelson Mandela.
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E.
Ndebele Kingdom
The Ndebele Kingdom was a 19th-century southern African state founded by King Mzilikazi after breaking away from the Zulu Kingdom, centered in what is now western Zimbabwe.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69e2458750b481908a8e4cf4609cc6cf |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f17e89ab348190a31260221195ae67 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 3:44 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:36 p.m.