Triple
T23360315
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mary Kingsley |
E593164
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object | West African Studies (1899) |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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 (1899) | Statement: [Mary Kingsley, notableWork, West African Studies (1899)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West African Studies (1899) Context triple: [Mary Kingsley, notableWork, West African Studies (1899)]
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A.
A History of the Colonization of the Western Coast of Africa
*A History of the Colonization of the Western Coast of Africa* is a 19th-century historical work by American theologian Archibald Alexander that examines the origins, development, and implications of efforts to colonize West Africa, particularly through the American Colonization Society and the founding of Liberia.
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B.
British colonial administration in West Africa
The British colonial administration in West Africa was the system of imperial governance through which Britain controlled and managed its West African colonies—politically, economically, and legally—from the nineteenth century until decolonization.
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C.
Africa and the Victorians
Africa and the Victorians is a seminal historical study that analyzes British imperial policy in Africa during the 19th century, emphasizing the political and strategic motives behind imperial expansion.
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D.
Fundamental Institute of Black Africa
The Fundamental Institute of Black Africa is a Dakar-based research and cultural institution dedicated to the study, preservation, and promotion of African and African diasporic civilizations.
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E.
Antériorité des civilisations nègres
Antériorité des civilisations nègres is a seminal work by Cheikh Anta Diop that argues for the primacy and advanced nature of ancient Black African civilizations in world history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West African Studies (1899) Target entity description: West African Studies (1899) is an influential ethnographic and travel work in which Mary Kingsley documented and analyzed the cultures, religions, and societies of West Africa based on her late 19th-century journeys.
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A.
A History of the Colonization of the Western Coast of Africa
*A History of the Colonization of the Western Coast of Africa* is a 19th-century historical work by American theologian Archibald Alexander that examines the origins, development, and implications of efforts to colonize West Africa, particularly through the American Colonization Society and the founding of Liberia.
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B.
British colonial administration in West Africa
The British colonial administration in West Africa was the system of imperial governance through which Britain controlled and managed its West African colonies—politically, economically, and legally—from the nineteenth century until decolonization.
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C.
Africa and the Victorians
Africa and the Victorians is a seminal historical study that analyzes British imperial policy in Africa during the 19th century, emphasizing the political and strategic motives behind imperial expansion.
-
D.
Fundamental Institute of Black Africa
The Fundamental Institute of Black Africa is a Dakar-based research and cultural institution dedicated to the study, preservation, and promotion of African and African diasporic civilizations.
-
E.
Antériorité des civilisations nègres
Antériorité des civilisations nègres is a seminal work by Cheikh Anta Diop that argues for the primacy and advanced nature of ancient Black African civilizations in world history.
- F. None of above. chosen
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.