Triple
T2732218
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bornu Empire |
E60339
|
entity |
| Predicate | precededBy |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Kanem Empire |
E227595
|
NE FINISHED |
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: Kanem Empire | Statement: [Bornu Empire, precededBy, Kanem Empire]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kanem Empire Context triple: [Bornu Empire, precededBy, Kanem Empire]
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A.
Kanem Empire
chosen
The Kanem Empire was a powerful medieval African kingdom centered around Lake Chad that flourished as a hub of trans-Saharan trade and Islamic scholarship from roughly the 9th to the 14th century.
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B.
Kingdom of Meroë
The Kingdom of Meroë was an ancient Nubian state centered along the Nile in what is now Sudan, renowned for its pyramids, iron production, and distinctive blend of African and Egyptian cultural traditions.
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C.
Kingdom of Kush
The Kingdom of Kush was an ancient Nubian state in what is now Sudan, known for its powerful rulers, monumental pyramids, and periods of dominance over and interaction with Pharaonic Egypt.
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D.
Kingdom of Kerma
The Kingdom of Kerma was one of the earliest and most powerful Nubian states, flourishing along the Nile in what is now Sudan and serving as a major political and cultural rival to ancient Egypt.
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E.
Mali Empire
The Mali Empire was a powerful medieval West African state renowned for its wealth, trans-Saharan trade networks, and centers of Islamic learning such as Timbuktu.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ab4b75cd908190b691ef0d1801acda |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdaf011548190beb9c3feee7b743f |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:59 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afc640af508190b5d089dc5feac504 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:20 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:56 p.m.