Triple
T4126798
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nama people |
E92744
|
entity |
| Predicate | leader |
P981
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hendrik Witbooi
Hendrik Witbooi was a prominent Nama chief and anti-colonial resistance leader in what is now Namibia, known for his struggle against German colonial rule in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
|
E414990
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Hendrik Witbooi | Statement: [Nama people, leader, Hendrik Witbooi]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hendrik Witbooi Context triple: [Nama people, leader, Hendrik Witbooi]
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A.
Piet Retief
Piet Retief was a prominent Voortrekker leader and pioneer of the Great Trek in 19th-century South Africa, known for his role in negotiating land with Zulu King Dingane and his subsequent massacre.
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B.
Cetshwayo kaMpande
Cetshwayo kaMpande was the 19th-century Zulu king best known for leading Zulu forces to a major victory against the British at the Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War.
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C.
Lobengula
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.
Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo
Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo was a late 19th- and early 20th-century Zulu king known for his resistance to British colonial encroachment and his complex role in the aftermath of the Anglo-Zulu War.
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E.
Lobengula Khumalo
Lobengula Khumalo 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Hendrik Witbooi Triple: [Nama people, leader, Hendrik Witbooi]
Generated description
Hendrik Witbooi was a prominent Nama chief and anti-colonial resistance leader in what is now Namibia, known for his struggle against German colonial rule in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hendrik Witbooi Target entity description: Hendrik Witbooi was a prominent Nama chief and anti-colonial resistance leader in what is now Namibia, known for his struggle against German colonial rule in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Piet Retief
Piet Retief was a prominent Voortrekker leader and pioneer of the Great Trek in 19th-century South Africa, known for his role in negotiating land with Zulu King Dingane and his subsequent massacre.
-
B.
Cetshwayo kaMpande
Cetshwayo kaMpande was the 19th-century Zulu king best known for leading Zulu forces to a major victory against the British at the Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War.
-
C.
Lobengula
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.
-
D.
Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo
Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo was a late 19th- and early 20th-century Zulu king known for his resistance to British colonial encroachment and his complex role in the aftermath of the Anglo-Zulu War.
-
E.
Lobengula Khumalo
Lobengula Khumalo 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69aed9685f70819086932777aec8d959 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69af0219f0e48190b0a925f09d858d65 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b576b96e588190bdf346a66a95138a |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:54 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b577d391ac8190b6062b1f64e2e7e8 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:59 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5787ed214819092fc425152069df9 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:02 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:42 p.m.