Triple
T13041753
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Borno Emirate |
E327209
|
entity |
| Predicate | historicalRegion |
P915
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Sudan belt |
E905400
|
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: Sudan belt | Statement: [Borno Emirate, historicalRegion, Sudan belt]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sudan belt Context triple: [Borno Emirate, historicalRegion, Sudan belt]
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A.
Sudanic belt
chosen
The Sudanic belt is a broad linguistic and cultural zone across central Africa characterized by a continuum of languages and shared historical interactions between diverse ethnic groups.
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B.
Trans-Saharan belt
The Trans-Saharan belt is a major Neoproterozoic orogenic zone in North and West Africa, formed during the Pan-African orogeny and characterized by extensive metamorphic and igneous rock assemblages.
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C.
Sudan region
The Sudan region is a vast geographic and cultural belt of northeastern Africa stretching across several modern countries, historically known as a crossroads of Saharan trade and diverse African civilizations.
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D.
Al Sahel
Al Sahel is a subtribe of the larger Qahtan tribal confederation, traditionally associated with the Arabian Peninsula.
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E.
Sahel
The Sahel is a semi-arid transition zone in Africa between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more humid savannas to the south, spanning several countries from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
- 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_69d8076e64308190904fb5c93517c901 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9804f0318819081516e2ca1de6797 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:57 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6cbd5139c8190aaec6487f074f251 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 4:15 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 8:56 p.m.