Triple
T19671102
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | British East Africa |
E472335
|
entity |
| Predicate | includesTerritoryOf |
P11790
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Zanzibar |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: Zanzibar | Statement: [British East Africa, includesTerritoryOf, Zanzibar]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zanzibar Context triple: [British East Africa, includesTerritoryOf, Zanzibar]
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A.
Zanzibar
chosen
Zanzibar is a historically significant island and port off the coast of East Africa that became a key hub for Indian Ocean trade, particularly in spices, ivory, and slaves.
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B.
Pemba
Pemba is a historically significant coastal city on the Swahili Coast, known as a regional hub of trade and Swahili culture along the Indian Ocean.
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C.
Pemba
Pemba is a town in southern Zambia that serves as a local commercial and administrative center for the surrounding agricultural region.
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D.
Pemba Island
Pemba Island is a lush, hilly island in the Indian Ocean that forms part of Tanzania’s Zanzibar Archipelago, known for its clove plantations, rich marine life, and relatively undeveloped, tranquil character compared to nearby Unguja (Zanzibar Island).
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E.
Unguja Island
Unguja Island is the largest and most populous island of the Zanzibar Archipelago in Tanzania, known for its historic Stone Town, spice plantations, and Indian Ocean beaches.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8e514f2e08190ba70a4449519d218 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6416cb0bc8190ab27dd28eebb50e7 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:08 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:45 p.m.