Triple
T443893
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Xhosa polities |
E10174
|
entity |
| Predicate | includes |
P1393
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thembu polity |
E51206
|
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: Thembu polity | Statement: [Xhosa polities, includes, Thembu polity]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thembu polity Context triple: [Xhosa polities, includes, Thembu polity]
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A.
Xhosa polities
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.
Gcaleka polity
The Gcaleka polity is a traditional Xhosa chiefdom historically centered in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa and associated with the senior royal house of the Xhosa nation.
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C.
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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D.
Government of National Unity (South Africa)
The Government of National Unity (South Africa) was the post-apartheid coalition administration formed after the 1994 democratic elections, bringing together former rival parties under President Nelson Mandela to oversee the country’s transition to majority rule.
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E.
Thembu people
chosen
The Thembu people are a Xhosa-speaking ethnic group from South Africa’s Eastern Cape region, historically ruled by a royal lineage that includes figures such as Nelson Mandela.
- 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_69a2e8465ef481909655c681b01e2986 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ef459800819083cd9eef3e7b5295 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a447fdbcb881908299f7f72a3b7947 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.