Triple
T23360313
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mary Kingsley |
E593164
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | West African Studies |
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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: West African Studies | Statement: [Mary Kingsley, notableWork, West African Studies]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West African Studies Context triple: [Mary Kingsley, notableWork, West African Studies]
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A.
African studies
chosen
African studies is an interdisciplinary academic field focused on the histories, cultures, politics, societies, and economies of the African continent and its diasporas.
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B.
African diaspora studies
African diaspora studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines the histories, cultures, experiences, and global movements of people of African descent outside the African continent.
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C.
West Africa: A History
West Africa: A History is a scholarly book by historian Richard Rathbone that surveys the political, social, and economic development of West Africa from precolonial times through the modern era.
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D.
West African politics
West African politics encompasses the political systems, power dynamics, and governance structures of the countries in the West African region, shaped by colonial legacies, ethnic diversity, and regional institutions such as ECOWAS.
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E.
Ethiopian studies
Ethiopian studies is an interdisciplinary academic field focused on the history, languages, literature, religions, and cultures of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa.
- 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_69e25d24d2a4819092e6ede74c2a918d |
completed | April 17, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1a0a730f8819088fec53a43b063f8 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 6:09 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 5:30 p.m.