Triple
T14195098
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kayes, Mali |
E351815
|
entity |
| Predicate | historicalEra |
P200
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
French Sudan
French Sudan was a former French colonial territory in West Africa that largely corresponds to present-day Mali and existed from the late 19th century until its independence in 1960.
|
E40373
|
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: French Sudan | Statement: [Kayes, Mali, historicalEra, French Sudan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French Sudan Context triple: [Kayes, Mali, historicalEra, French Sudan]
-
A.
French West Africa
French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa that served as a major political and military base for France, especially during both World Wars.
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B.
Françafrique
Françafrique refers to the web of post-colonial political, economic, and military influence and often opaque networks linking France to its former African colonies.
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C.
Mande
Mande is a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family comprising numerous related languages spoken across West Africa, particularly in countries like Mali, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.
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D.
Fouta Toro
Fouta Toro is a historic region along the Senegal River in northern Senegal, known as a center of Fulani culture and Islamic scholarship.
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E.
Mali
Mali is a landlocked West African country known for its historic trading cities like Timbuktu, rich Sahelian culture, and significant role in the ancient Mali Empire.
- 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: French Sudan Triple: [Kayes, Mali, historicalEra, French Sudan]
Generated description
French Sudan was a former French colonial territory in West Africa that largely corresponds to present-day Mali and existed from the late 19th century until its independence in 1960.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French Sudan Target entity description: French Sudan was a former French colonial territory in West Africa that largely corresponds to present-day Mali and existed from the late 19th century until its independence in 1960.
-
A.
French West Africa
French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa that served as a major political and military base for France, especially during both World Wars.
-
B.
Françafrique
Françafrique refers to the web of post-colonial political, economic, and military influence and often opaque networks linking France to its former African colonies.
-
C.
Mande
Mande is a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family comprising numerous related languages spoken across West Africa, particularly in countries like Mali, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.
-
D.
Fouta Toro
Fouta Toro is a historic region along the Senegal River in northern Senegal, known as a center of Fulani culture and Islamic scholarship.
-
E.
Mali
chosen
Mali is a landlocked West African country known for its historic trading cities like Timbuktu, rich Sahelian culture, and significant role in the ancient Mali Empire.
- F. None of above.
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_69d827894ac0819097803e57f3227b23 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de61e1fbd48190a4864fa4443f8f29 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 3:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd280aaa1c8190a957dfc2c624e3f6 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 12:02 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd2b3ae0c0819089bdc277d66b20ae |
completed | May 8, 2026, 12:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd2f51a2cc81908b222a1830e2c8e4 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 12:33 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:04 a.m.