Triple
T14684439
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Clarkson |
E344872
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedWith |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Sierra Leone colony |
E894857
|
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: Sierra Leone colony | Statement: [John Clarkson, associatedWith, Sierra Leone colony]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sierra Leone colony Context triple: [John Clarkson, associatedWith, Sierra Leone colony]
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A.
Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate
chosen
Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate was a British colonial territory in West Africa that combined the coastal colony of Freetown with the surrounding protectorate until the country’s independence in 1961.
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B.
British Gold Coast
The British Gold Coast was a former British colony in West Africa, centered in present-day Ghana, that served as a major hub for trade and colonial administration until its independence as Ghana in 1957.
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C.
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is a West African nation on the Atlantic coast, known for its diamond resources, diverse cultures, and history as a center for freed slaves.
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D.
Mano River Union
The Mano River Union is a subregional organization in West Africa that promotes economic cooperation and regional integration among its member states.
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E.
Lagos Colony
Lagos Colony was a British colonial territory centered on the port city of Lagos, which later became a key component of modern Nigeria.
- 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_69d822e34b348190ada4d1cdb6c7c226 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69deb56bdb8081909ff86440ba20fb1f |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fde18592088190892ae1cc371165be |
completed | May 8, 2026, 1:13 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:28 a.m.