Triple
T3259656
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Songhai Empire |
E68378
|
entity |
| Predicate | locatedAlong |
P2409
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Niger River |
E15736
|
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: Niger River | Statement: [Songhai Empire, locatedAlong, Niger River]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Niger River Context triple: [Songhai Empire, locatedAlong, Niger River]
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A.
Niger River
chosen
The Niger River is a major West African river that flows in a great arc through countries including Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
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B.
Sanaga River
The Sanaga River is the longest river in Cameroon, flowing from the central highlands to the Atlantic Ocean and serving as a major source of hydroelectric power and water resources for the country.
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C.
Congo River
The Congo River is Africa’s second-longest river and the world’s deepest, flowing through central Africa to the Atlantic Ocean and serving as a major waterway for transport, ecology, and regional economies.
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D.
Benue River
The Benue River is a major West African waterway and the largest tributary of the Niger River, flowing through Cameroon and Nigeria and serving as an important route for transport, agriculture, and fishing.
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E.
Apa River
The Apa River is a South American waterway that forms part of the border between Brazil and Paraguay before joining the Paraguay River.
- 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_69ad858f74408190bcbd07f967cd7bd0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adafa4f40c81909adfd0f7f568e3ce |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b34bb1c468819083b50b5858f8afe0 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:26 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:09 p.m.