Triple
T3259698
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Songhai Empire |
E68378
|
entity |
| Predicate | ethnicBase |
P194
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Songhai people |
E71792
|
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: Songhai people | Statement: [Songhai Empire, ethnicBase, Songhai people]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Songhai people Context triple: [Songhai Empire, ethnicBase, Songhai people]
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A.
Songhai people
chosen
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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B.
Bambara people
The Bambara people are a major Mande ethnic group of West Africa, primarily in Mali, known for their rich agricultural traditions, distinctive language, and influential cultural and artistic heritage.
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C.
Obudu people
The Obudu people are an ethnic group indigenous to the Obudu area of northern Cross River State in southeastern Nigeria, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
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D.
Mandinka people
The Mandinka people are a major Mande-speaking ethnic group of West Africa known for their rich oral traditions, Islamic scholarship, and historical role in the Mali Empire.
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E.
Bura people
The Bura people are an ethnic group of northeastern Nigeria known for their distinct Chadic language, traditional agrarian lifestyle, and rich cultural heritage.
- 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_69adafa673a481909b5024b4e0e1c2a7 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b503d3f19c819088061d3c68757957 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:44 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:09 p.m.