Triple

T12346263
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mai Idris Alooma E294361 entity
Predicate sourceMention P831 FINISHED
Object chroniclers of Bornu
The chroniclers of Bornu were historical record-keepers and court historians of the Bornu Empire who documented the reigns, achievements, and events associated with its rulers.
E978929 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: chroniclers of Bornu | Statement: [Mai Idris Alooma, sourceMention, chroniclers of Bornu]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: chroniclers of Bornu
Context triple: [Mai Idris Alooma, sourceMention, chroniclers of Bornu]
  • A. Shehu of Borno
    The Shehu of Borno is the traditional monarch and spiritual leader of the Kanuri people, historically ruling the Borno Empire in the Lake Chad region of West Africa.
  • B. Ahmed Baba of Timbuktu
    Ahmed Baba of Timbuktu was a prominent 16th–17th century West African Islamic scholar, jurist, and writer renowned for his extensive scholarship and defense of learning in Timbuktu.
  • C. Western Songhay of Timbuktu
    Western Songhay of Timbuktu is a variety of the Songhay language spoken around Timbuktu in Mali, known locally as Koyra Chiini.
  • D. Ethiopian royal chronicles
    Ethiopian royal chronicles are historical records documenting the reigns and deeds of Ethiopia’s monarchs, traditionally preserved by court scholars and clergy.
  • E. The Dinka of the Sudan
    "The Dinka of the Sudan" is a seminal ethnographic study that explores the culture, social structure, and traditions of the Dinka people of South 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: chroniclers of Bornu
Triple: [Mai Idris Alooma, sourceMention, chroniclers of Bornu]
Generated description
The chroniclers of Bornu were historical record-keepers and court historians of the Bornu Empire who documented the reigns, achievements, and events associated with its rulers.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: chroniclers of Bornu
Target entity description: The chroniclers of Bornu were historical record-keepers and court historians of the Bornu Empire who documented the reigns, achievements, and events associated with its rulers.
  • A. Shehu of Borno
    The Shehu of Borno is the traditional monarch and spiritual leader of the Kanuri people, historically ruling the Borno Empire in the Lake Chad region of West Africa.
  • B. Ahmed Baba of Timbuktu
    Ahmed Baba of Timbuktu was a prominent 16th–17th century West African Islamic scholar, jurist, and writer renowned for his extensive scholarship and defense of learning in Timbuktu.
  • C. Western Songhay of Timbuktu
    Western Songhay of Timbuktu is a variety of the Songhay language spoken around Timbuktu in Mali, known locally as Koyra Chiini.
  • D. Ethiopian royal chronicles
    Ethiopian royal chronicles are historical records documenting the reigns and deeds of Ethiopia’s monarchs, traditionally preserved by court scholars and clergy.
  • E. The Dinka of the Sudan
    "The Dinka of the Sudan" is a seminal ethnographic study that explores the culture, social structure, and traditions of the Dinka people of South 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_69d6ab6ccbec8190b09e2d357aa80064 completed April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d93f7a4a448190aa70d66dc2f406c1 completed April 10, 2026, 6:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f62aac9edc8190ab1740d23af1b250 completed May 2, 2026, 4:47 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f62c55aacc8190a0544306825bdfab completed May 2, 2026, 4:54 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f62d51ab8081909c6f534051019dca completed May 2, 2026, 4:58 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:53 p.m.