Triple
T3354997
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Wolof Empire |
E70583
|
entity |
| Predicate | followedBy |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jolof Kingdoms
The Jolof Kingdoms were a group of successor Wolof states in what is now Senegal that emerged after the decline of the Jolof (Wolof) Empire and played a major role in regional politics and Atlantic trade.
|
E354273
|
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: Jolof Kingdoms | Statement: [Wolof Empire, followedBy, Jolof Kingdoms]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jolof Kingdoms Context triple: [Wolof Empire, followedBy, Jolof Kingdoms]
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A.
Wolof Empire
The Wolof Empire was a powerful medieval West African state centered in what is now Senegal, known for its complex political organization, control of regional trade routes, and influential role in the spread of Islam and Wolof culture.
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B.
Fulani Empire
The Fulani Empire was a powerful 19th-century West African Islamic state centered in what is now northern Nigeria, established through a jihad that reshaped the region’s political and religious landscape.
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C.
Songhai Empire
The Songhai Empire was a powerful and wealthy medieval West African state centered along the Niger River, renowned for its control of trans-Saharan trade and cities like Gao and Timbuktu.
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D.
Mali Empire
The Mali Empire was a powerful medieval West African state renowned for its wealth, trans-Saharan trade networks, and centers of Islamic learning such as Timbuktu.
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E.
Kingdom of Dahomey
The Kingdom of Dahomey was a powerful precolonial West African state known for its centralized monarchy, extensive involvement in the Atlantic slave trade, and elite corps of women warriors often called the Dahomey Amazons.
- 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: Jolof Kingdoms Triple: [Wolof Empire, followedBy, Jolof Kingdoms]
Generated description
The Jolof Kingdoms were a group of successor Wolof states in what is now Senegal that emerged after the decline of the Jolof (Wolof) Empire and played a major role in regional politics and Atlantic trade.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jolof Kingdoms Target entity description: The Jolof Kingdoms were a group of successor Wolof states in what is now Senegal that emerged after the decline of the Jolof (Wolof) Empire and played a major role in regional politics and Atlantic trade.
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A.
Wolof Empire
The Wolof Empire was a powerful medieval West African state centered in what is now Senegal, known for its complex political organization, control of regional trade routes, and influential role in the spread of Islam and Wolof culture.
-
B.
Fulani Empire
The Fulani Empire was a powerful 19th-century West African Islamic state centered in what is now northern Nigeria, established through a jihad that reshaped the region’s political and religious landscape.
-
C.
Songhai Empire
The Songhai Empire was a powerful and wealthy medieval West African state centered along the Niger River, renowned for its control of trans-Saharan trade and cities like Gao and Timbuktu.
-
D.
Mali Empire
The Mali Empire was a powerful medieval West African state renowned for its wealth, trans-Saharan trade networks, and centers of Islamic learning such as Timbuktu.
-
E.
Kingdom of Dahomey
The Kingdom of Dahomey was a powerful precolonial West African state known for its centralized monarchy, extensive involvement in the Atlantic slave trade, and elite corps of women warriors often called the Dahomey Amazons.
- 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_69ad85a4ef7c8190a29e2bbd6fa454e4 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb2419a808190a54fc03eeec6e42d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b34bbbc3a48190bc17572ba3136948 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:26 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b34e45a6c08190a0011eaa60f3d50a |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:37 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b34eba517881908806b1ac285448ff |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:39 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:13 p.m.