Triple
T3242004
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mali Empire |
E67983
|
entity |
| Predicate | ethnicGroup |
P194
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Fulani |
E9155
|
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: Fulani | Statement: [Mali Empire, ethnicGroup, Fulani]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fulani Context triple: [Mali Empire, ethnicGroup, Fulani]
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A.
Fulani
chosen
The Fulani are a large, traditionally pastoralist West African ethnic group spread across many countries, known for their nomadic cattle-herding culture, Islamic scholarship, and significant historical role in regional empires and trade.
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B.
Dioula
Dioula is a Mande language of West Africa, widely used as a trade and lingua franca language in countries like Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, and Mali.
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C.
Songhai people
The Songhai people are a major West African ethnic group historically centered along the Niger River, renowned for founding the powerful Songhai Empire with its capitals at Gao and Timbuktu.
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D.
Kanuri people
The Kanuri people are a predominantly Muslim ethnic group of the central Sahara and Lake Chad region, historically associated with the powerful Kanem-Bornu Empire and known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
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E.
Bambara
Bambara is a major Mande language widely spoken in Mali and neighboring West African countries, serving as a key lingua franca in the region.
- 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_69ad858d27348190abb61c280b4c86a9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adaef76d908190815bb456e366ee0a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b35456814c8190a8e4d53935af539a |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:08 p.m.