Triple
T3259668
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Songhai Empire |
E68378
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Gao Kingdom
The Gao Kingdom was an early West African state centered on the city of Gao that laid the foundations for the later expansion and dominance of the Songhai Empire.
|
E341693
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Gao Kingdom | Statement: [Songhai Empire, predecessor, Gao Kingdom]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gao Kingdom Context triple: [Songhai Empire, predecessor, Gao Kingdom]
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A.
Kingdom of Kucha
The Kingdom of Kucha was a prominent ancient Buddhist oasis kingdom and cultural center along the northern Silk Road in the Tarim Basin, known for its rich artistic, musical, and religious traditions.
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B.
Kingdom of Khotan
The Kingdom of Khotan was an influential ancient Buddhist oasis state on the southern Silk Road, renowned as a center of trade, culture, and early silk production in what is now western China.
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C.
Butua Kingdom
The Butua Kingdom was a precolonial Shona state in southwestern Zimbabwe, known for its control of regional gold trade and continuation of the cultural and political traditions of Great Zimbabwe.
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D.
Zhou state
The Zhou state was an ancient Chinese polity that rose to prominence in the 11th century BCE, founding the Zhou dynasty and establishing a long-lasting feudal order in early Chinese history.
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E.
Western Xia
Western Xia was a Tangut-ruled dynasty in northwestern China (1038–1227), known for its unique script and culture and for its frequent conflicts with the Song, Liao, and later the Mongol Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Gao Kingdom Triple: [Songhai Empire, predecessor, Gao Kingdom]
Generated description
The Gao Kingdom was an early West African state centered on the city of Gao that laid the foundations for the later expansion and dominance of the Songhai Empire.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gao Kingdom Target entity description: The Gao Kingdom was an early West African state centered on the city of Gao that laid the foundations for the later expansion and dominance of the Songhai Empire.
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A.
Kingdom of Kucha
The Kingdom of Kucha was a prominent ancient Buddhist oasis kingdom and cultural center along the northern Silk Road in the Tarim Basin, known for its rich artistic, musical, and religious traditions.
-
B.
Kingdom of Khotan
The Kingdom of Khotan was an influential ancient Buddhist oasis state on the southern Silk Road, renowned as a center of trade, culture, and early silk production in what is now western China.
-
C.
Butua Kingdom
The Butua Kingdom was a precolonial Shona state in southwestern Zimbabwe, known for its control of regional gold trade and continuation of the cultural and political traditions of Great Zimbabwe.
-
D.
Zhou state
The Zhou state was an ancient Chinese polity that rose to prominence in the 11th century BCE, founding the Zhou dynasty and establishing a long-lasting feudal order in early Chinese history.
-
E.
Western Xia
Western Xia was a Tangut-ruled dynasty in northwestern China (1038–1227), known for its unique script and culture and for its frequent conflicts with the Song, Liao, and later the Mongol Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69b28ed941cc81909c35853e793d6ce5 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b2900805d08190afbda5ee5e984b71 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b2ac4c52d48190a87b1e535c2e8a37 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 12:06 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:09 p.m.