Triple
T12256930
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Fulani Empire |
E292125
|
entity |
| Predicate | militaryConflict |
P12
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
British conquest of Northern Nigeria
The British conquest of Northern Nigeria was a series of early 20th-century colonial military campaigns that overthrew the Fulani-ruled Sokoto Caliphate and established British control over the region that became Northern Nigeria.
|
E972855
|
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: British conquest of Northern Nigeria | Statement: [Fulani Empire, militaryConflict, British conquest of Northern Nigeria]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British conquest of Northern Nigeria Context triple: [Fulani Empire, militaryConflict, British conquest of Northern Nigeria]
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A.
Benin Expedition of 1897
The Benin Expedition of 1897 was a British punitive military campaign that led to the violent conquest and looting of the Kingdom of Benin in present-day Nigeria, resulting in the exile of its oba and the dispersal of the famed Benin Bronzes.
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B.
Fashoda Incident
The Fashoda Incident was an 1898 imperial confrontation between Britain and France in Sudan that nearly triggered war and symbolized the climax of their colonial rivalry in Africa.
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C.
Conquest of Sudan
The Conquest of Sudan was the 19th-century Egyptian military campaign that brought much of Sudan under Ottoman-Egyptian control, laying the groundwork for later Anglo-Egyptian rule.
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D.
British-Ijebu conflict of 1892
The British-Ijebu conflict of 1892 was a colonial-era military campaign in which British forces defeated the Ijebu Kingdom in present-day southwestern Nigeria, paving the way for expanded British control and the consolidation of colonial rule in the region.
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E.
Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
The Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan was a late 19th-century military campaign in which British and Egyptian forces defeated the Mahdist state and reestablished joint colonial control over Sudan.
- 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: British conquest of Northern Nigeria Triple: [Fulani Empire, militaryConflict, British conquest of Northern Nigeria]
Generated description
The British conquest of Northern Nigeria was a series of early 20th-century colonial military campaigns that overthrew the Fulani-ruled Sokoto Caliphate and established British control over the region that became Northern Nigeria.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British conquest of Northern Nigeria Target entity description: The British conquest of Northern Nigeria was a series of early 20th-century colonial military campaigns that overthrew the Fulani-ruled Sokoto Caliphate and established British control over the region that became Northern Nigeria.
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A.
Benin Expedition of 1897
The Benin Expedition of 1897 was a British punitive military campaign that led to the violent conquest and looting of the Kingdom of Benin in present-day Nigeria, resulting in the exile of its oba and the dispersal of the famed Benin Bronzes.
-
B.
Fashoda Incident
The Fashoda Incident was an 1898 imperial confrontation between Britain and France in Sudan that nearly triggered war and symbolized the climax of their colonial rivalry in Africa.
-
C.
Conquest of Sudan
The Conquest of Sudan was the 19th-century Egyptian military campaign that brought much of Sudan under Ottoman-Egyptian control, laying the groundwork for later Anglo-Egyptian rule.
-
D.
British-Ijebu conflict of 1892
The British-Ijebu conflict of 1892 was a colonial-era military campaign in which British forces defeated the Ijebu Kingdom in present-day southwestern Nigeria, paving the way for expanded British control and the consolidation of colonial rule in the region.
-
E.
Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
The Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan was a late 19th-century military campaign in which British and Egyptian forces defeated the Mahdist state and reestablished joint colonial control over Sudan.
- 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_69d6ab67950c8190be08450a06228c4b |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d91ccadc3c81908fe68adc3fdcc851 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f60abfc8588190ab9300c6e5e59092 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 2:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f61a13fd1481908a06ca65b276e0e1 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 3:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f61ad2bd0c8190ada37bc1f8ae160f |
completed | May 2, 2026, 3:40 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:52 p.m.