Triple
T22139250
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zulu royal family |
E547113
|
entity |
| Predicate | traditionalInstitution |
P4039
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Zulu royal court
The Zulu royal court is the central traditional authority and ceremonial hub of the Zulu monarchy, where political leadership, cultural customs, and royal rituals are maintained and enacted.
|
E1520953
|
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: Zulu royal court | Statement: [Zulu royal family, traditionalInstitution, Zulu royal court]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zulu royal court Context triple: [Zulu royal family, traditionalInstitution, Zulu royal court]
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A.
King of the Zulu
The King of the Zulu is the traditional monarch and cultural leader of the Zulu people, a major ethnic group primarily located in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
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B.
The Zulu
The Zulu is a South African theatrical work by Mbongeni Ngema that explores Zulu culture, history, and identity through music, drama, and storytelling.
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C.
House of Dlamini
The House of Dlamini is the reigning royal dynasty of Eswatini, from which the country’s kings, including Mswati III, are descended.
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D.
Mzilikazi
Mzilikazi was a 19th-century Southern African king who founded the Ndebele (Matabele) nation and led its migration to what is now Zimbabwe.
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E.
Zulu Winter
Zulu Winter was an English indie rock band known for its atmospheric sound and brief early-2010s career.
- 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: Zulu royal court Triple: [Zulu royal family, traditionalInstitution, Zulu royal court]
Generated description
The Zulu royal court is the central traditional authority and ceremonial hub of the Zulu monarchy, where political leadership, cultural customs, and royal rituals are maintained and enacted.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zulu royal court Target entity description: The Zulu royal court is the central traditional authority and ceremonial hub of the Zulu monarchy, where political leadership, cultural customs, and royal rituals are maintained and enacted.
-
A.
King of the Zulu
The King of the Zulu is the traditional monarch and cultural leader of the Zulu people, a major ethnic group primarily located in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
-
B.
The Zulu
The Zulu is a South African theatrical work by Mbongeni Ngema that explores Zulu culture, history, and identity through music, drama, and storytelling.
-
C.
House of Dlamini
The House of Dlamini is the reigning royal dynasty of Eswatini, from which the country’s kings, including Mswati III, are descended.
-
D.
Mzilikazi
Mzilikazi was a 19th-century Southern African king who founded the Ndebele (Matabele) nation and led its migration to what is now Zimbabwe.
-
E.
Zulu Winter
Zulu Winter was an English indie rock band known for its atmospheric sound and brief early-2010s career.
- 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_69e11e3a95d88190a3bd80d9471976c3 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f129bc7ae881909798c64a4c19adad |
completed | April 28, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0a96fa6fc08190b2985b2b350c7336 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 4:35 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0a97cc77b481909587d3fb58a2a39d |
completed | May 18, 2026, 4:38 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0a983409c4819092262706e79111fc |
completed | May 18, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:32 p.m.