Triple
T23346306
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | British Empire in South Africa |
E591873
|
entity |
| Predicate | opposedBy |
P437
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Xhosa polities |
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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: Xhosa polities | Statement: [British Empire in South Africa, opposedBy, Xhosa polities]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xhosa polities Context triple: [British Empire in South Africa, opposedBy, Xhosa polities]
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A.
Xhosa polities
chosen
Xhosa polities were a group of related, chiefly-led African societies in southeastern South Africa, known for their complex social structures, shared Xhosa language and culture, and resistance to colonial expansion.
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B.
Swazi traditional governance
Swazi traditional governance is the indigenous political and social system of Eswatini, centered on the monarchy, customary law, and community-based authority structures.
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C.
Gcaleka Xhosa traditional community
The Gcaleka Xhosa traditional community is a major Xhosa subgroup in South Africa, historically led by the Gcaleka royal lineage and recognized as a traditional authority within the broader Xhosa nation.
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D.
Nguni–Tsonga cultural complex
The Nguni–Tsonga cultural complex is a broad Southern African cultural-linguistic grouping that encompasses and connects related Nguni and Tsonga-speaking peoples through shared historical, social, and cultural traditions.
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E.
Xhosa people
The Xhosa people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group of South Africa known for their rich oral traditions, distinctive click language, and significant role in the country’s cultural and political history.
- 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_69e25d20e3d08190bcede87673cafb25 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f19837874481908f1a530261a34819 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 5:33 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 5:19 p.m.