Triple

T1500720
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Benin E29788 entity
Predicate hasHistoricalSite P1098 FINISHED
Object Ouidah
Ouidah is a coastal city in Benin historically known as a major center of the transatlantic slave trade and for its rich Vodun (Voodoo) cultural heritage.
E178108 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: Ouidah | Statement: [Benin, hasHistoricalSite, Ouidah]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ouidah
Context triple: [Benin, hasHistoricalSite, Ouidah]
  • A. Abidjan
    Abidjan is a major economic and cultural hub on the southern coast of Côte d'Ivoire, known for its bustling port, modern skyline, and status as one of the largest cities in West Africa.
  • B. Lomé
    Lomé is the coastal capital and largest city of Togo, serving as a key economic and cultural hub in West Africa.
  • C. Cotonou
    Cotonou is the largest city and economic hub of Benin, located on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa.
  • D. Calabar
    Calabar is a historic port city in southeastern Nigeria known for its role in the transatlantic slave trade and its vibrant cultural festivals.
  • E. Libreville
    Libreville is the largest city and main economic and cultural center of Gabon, located on the country’s Atlantic coast.
  • 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: Ouidah
Triple: [Benin, hasHistoricalSite, Ouidah]
Generated description
Ouidah is a coastal city in Benin historically known as a major center of the transatlantic slave trade and for its rich Vodun (Voodoo) cultural heritage.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ouidah
Target entity description: Ouidah is a coastal city in Benin historically known as a major center of the transatlantic slave trade and for its rich Vodun (Voodoo) cultural heritage.
  • A. Abidjan
    Abidjan is a major economic and cultural hub on the southern coast of Côte d'Ivoire, known for its bustling port, modern skyline, and status as one of the largest cities in West Africa.
  • B. Lomé
    Lomé is the coastal capital and largest city of Togo, serving as a key economic and cultural hub in West Africa.
  • C. Cotonou
    Cotonou is the largest city and economic hub of Benin, located on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa.
  • D. Calabar
    Calabar is a historic port city in southeastern Nigeria known for its role in the transatlantic slave trade and its vibrant cultural festivals.
  • E. Libreville
    Libreville is the largest city and main economic and cultural center of Gabon, located on the country’s Atlantic coast.
  • 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_69a498dba1d8819093b46a3a8d2485f1 completed March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c6f2d7f881909188a3e5614335cd completed March 1, 2026, 11:08 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad36ffd8808190894f2139ae12204e completed March 8, 2026, 8:44 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad38dd6e98819082ceba12e9280963 completed March 8, 2026, 8:52 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad3a71919c8190822efc93501f15ef completed March 8, 2026, 8:59 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8:12 p.m.