Triple
T3342976
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas Lionel Hodgkin |
E70300
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nigerian Perspectives
Nigerian Perspectives is a collection of historical and political essays by British historian Thomas Lionel Hodgkin examining Nigeria’s past, nationalism, and postcolonial development.
|
E348149
|
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: Nigerian Perspectives | Statement: [Thomas Lionel Hodgkin, notableWork, Nigerian Perspectives]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nigerian Perspectives Context triple: [Thomas Lionel Hodgkin, notableWork, Nigerian Perspectives]
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A.
Nigerian
Nigerian refers to a person from Nigeria, a West African country known for its large population, diverse ethnic groups, and significant cultural and economic influence on the continent.
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B.
Middle Belt peoples of Nigeria
The Middle Belt peoples of Nigeria are a diverse collection of ethnic and linguistic groups located in central Nigeria, known for their cultural plurality and position between the predominantly Muslim north and predominantly Christian south.
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C.
South-South Nigeria
South-South Nigeria is a coastal geopolitical zone of Nigeria rich in oil and gas resources and home to the Niger Delta region.
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D.
Nigerian Arabic
Nigerian Arabic is a variety of Arabic spoken in parts of Nigeria, heavily influenced by local languages and cultures and closely related to the Arabic dialects of the central Sahel.
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E.
Western Nigeria
Western Nigeria is a historical and geographical region of Nigeria that largely corresponds to the predominantly Yoruba-speaking southwestern part of the country.
- 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: Nigerian Perspectives Triple: [Thomas Lionel Hodgkin, notableWork, Nigerian Perspectives]
Generated description
Nigerian Perspectives is a collection of historical and political essays by British historian Thomas Lionel Hodgkin examining Nigeria’s past, nationalism, and postcolonial development.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nigerian Perspectives Target entity description: Nigerian Perspectives is a collection of historical and political essays by British historian Thomas Lionel Hodgkin examining Nigeria’s past, nationalism, and postcolonial development.
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A.
Nigerian
Nigerian refers to a person from Nigeria, a West African country known for its large population, diverse ethnic groups, and significant cultural and economic influence on the continent.
-
B.
Middle Belt peoples of Nigeria
The Middle Belt peoples of Nigeria are a diverse collection of ethnic and linguistic groups located in central Nigeria, known for their cultural plurality and position between the predominantly Muslim north and predominantly Christian south.
-
C.
South-South Nigeria
South-South Nigeria is a coastal geopolitical zone of Nigeria rich in oil and gas resources and home to the Niger Delta region.
-
D.
Nigerian Arabic
Nigerian Arabic is a variety of Arabic spoken in parts of Nigeria, heavily influenced by local languages and cultures and closely related to the Arabic dialects of the central Sahel.
-
E.
Western Nigeria
Western Nigeria is a historical and geographical region of Nigeria that largely corresponds to the predominantly Yoruba-speaking southwestern part of the country.
- 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_69ad85a405e48190b6e68de7cf9f319e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb1f06f8c8190a6b7c56ac3f5ff07 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b31a9627c48190bf8bce4e2e6de418 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 7:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b31c3b6c1c8190bc207b9809fa3eed |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b31c912d888190a48c71f5210c1037 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:05 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:12 p.m.