Triple

T20534146
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lamu E504148 entity
Predicate architecturalStyle P607 FINISHED
Object Swahili architecture
Swahili architecture is a coastal East African building tradition characterized by coral stone houses, intricately carved wooden doors, and a blend of African, Arab, Persian, and Indian influences.
E1435362 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: Swahili architecture | Statement: [Lamu, architecturalStyle, Swahili architecture]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swahili architecture
Context triple: [Lamu, architecturalStyle, Swahili architecture]
  • A. Ndebele architecture
    Ndebele architecture is a traditional Southern African building style distinguished by its brightly painted geometric wall murals and symbolic decorative patterns that reflect Ndebele cultural identity.
  • B. Hausa architecture
    Hausa architecture is a traditional West African building style characterized by intricate mud-brick structures, ornate geometric facades, and distinctive mosque and palace designs found across historic Hausa city-states.
  • C. East African art
    East African art encompasses the diverse visual and material traditions of countries along Africa’s eastern region, including sculpture, textiles, body adornment, and ritual objects shaped by indigenous cultures, trade routes, and religious influences such as Islam and Christianity.
  • D. Saadian architecture
    Saadian architecture is a Moroccan architectural style from the Saadian dynasty era, characterized by lavish ornamentation, intricate stucco and tilework, carved cedar wood, and harmonious courtyard layouts.
  • E. Karoo architecture
    Karoo architecture is a traditional South African rural building style characterized by simple, low-slung farmhouses with thick walls, gabled roofs, and often Victorian or Cape Dutch decorative elements adapted to the arid Karoo landscape.
  • 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: Swahili architecture
Triple: [Lamu, architecturalStyle, Swahili architecture]
Generated description
Swahili architecture is a coastal East African building tradition characterized by coral stone houses, intricately carved wooden doors, and a blend of African, Arab, Persian, and Indian influences.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swahili architecture
Target entity description: Swahili architecture is a coastal East African building tradition characterized by coral stone houses, intricately carved wooden doors, and a blend of African, Arab, Persian, and Indian influences.
  • A. Ndebele architecture
    Ndebele architecture is a traditional Southern African building style distinguished by its brightly painted geometric wall murals and symbolic decorative patterns that reflect Ndebele cultural identity.
  • B. Hausa architecture
    Hausa architecture is a traditional West African building style characterized by intricate mud-brick structures, ornate geometric facades, and distinctive mosque and palace designs found across historic Hausa city-states.
  • C. East African art
    East African art encompasses the diverse visual and material traditions of countries along Africa’s eastern region, including sculpture, textiles, body adornment, and ritual objects shaped by indigenous cultures, trade routes, and religious influences such as Islam and Christianity.
  • D. Saadian architecture
    Saadian architecture is a Moroccan architectural style from the Saadian dynasty era, characterized by lavish ornamentation, intricate stucco and tilework, carved cedar wood, and harmonious courtyard layouts.
  • E. Karoo architecture
    Karoo architecture is a traditional South African rural building style characterized by simple, low-slung farmhouses with thick walls, gabled roofs, and often Victorian or Cape Dutch decorative elements adapted to the arid Karoo landscape.
  • 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_69e0b4b476648190bc6019622ae54d3c completed April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6a06df04081908fa95c6214f06093 completed April 20, 2026, 9:53 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a089d4c1a2c8190a8d6d6e19e67942f completed May 16, 2026, 4:37 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a089e1dc3048190abb1c0bad8d4a3ed completed May 16, 2026, 4:41 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a089ea8b9808190a20982193eaf9e22 completed May 16, 2026, 4:43 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:37 a.m.