Triple
T23390808
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mkabayi kaDinuzulu |
E594010
|
entity |
| Predicate | politicalAlignment |
P496
|
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: [Mkabayi kaDinuzulu, politicalAlignment, Zulu monarchy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zulu monarchy Context triple: [Mkabayi kaDinuzulu, politicalAlignment, Zulu monarchy]
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A.
Zulu Kingdom
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
chosen
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.
Mthethwa Kingdom
The Mthethwa Kingdom was a powerful pre-Zulu Nguni polity in southeastern Africa that played a key role in the rise of Shaka and the formation of the Zulu Kingdom.
- 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_69e25d2754fc819085deea939bde60ab |
completed | April 17, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1a49bdfec8190afa592c66660c279 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 6:26 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 5:35 p.m.