Triple
T3940439
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Abdulrazak Gurnah |
E92020
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Zanzibar |
E73708
|
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: Zanzibar | Statement: [Abdulrazak Gurnah, placeOfBirth, Zanzibar]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zanzibar Context triple: [Abdulrazak Gurnah, placeOfBirth, Zanzibar]
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A.
Zanzibar
chosen
Zanzibar is a historically significant island and port off the coast of East Africa that became a key hub for Indian Ocean trade, particularly in spices, ivory, and slaves.
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B.
Kilwa Island
Kilwa Island is a coastal island in southeastern Tanzania best known for the historic Swahili trading city of Kilwa Kisiwani and its UNESCO-listed medieval ruins.
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C.
Mombasa Island
Mombasa Island is a coastal island in southeastern Kenya that hosts much of the city of Mombasa, including its historic Old Town and key port facilities.
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D.
Vilankulo
Vilankulo is a coastal town in southern Mozambique known as the main gateway to the nearby Bazaruto Archipelago and its popular beach and marine tourism.
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E.
Tanzania
Tanzania is an East African nation known for its vast wilderness areas, including the Serengeti National Park and Mount Kilimanjaro, as well as its rich cultural diversity.
- 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_69aed965502c8190904ebad1203a4ae8 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeedfc88e4819084adefb695b975c5 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:57 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b52894cb94819099d023745fcaebbc |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:21 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:24 p.m.