Triple
T4159576
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | British West Africa |
E91497
|
entity |
| Predicate | includes |
P1393
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Gambia Colony and Protectorate |
E41541
|
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: Gambia Colony and Protectorate | Statement: [British West Africa, includes, Gambia Colony and Protectorate]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gambia Colony and Protectorate Context triple: [British West Africa, includes, Gambia Colony and Protectorate]
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A.
The Gambia
chosen
The Gambia is a small West African country centered around the Gambia River, known for its diverse ecosystems, colonial history, and tourism-focused economy.
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B.
Senegambia
Senegambia is a historical region in West Africa encompassing present-day Senegal and The Gambia, known for its rich cultural diversity, early Islamic influence, and role in trans-Saharan and Atlantic trade.
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C.
Bechuanaland Protectorate
The Bechuanaland Protectorate was a British colonial territory in Southern Africa that existed from the late 19th century until it gained independence as the Republic of Botswana in 1966.
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D.
Danish Gold Coast
The Danish Gold Coast was a former Danish colonial possession on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, centered on coastal forts used primarily for trade, including in enslaved people, from the 17th to mid-19th centuries.
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E.
Mano River Union
The Mano River Union is a subregional organization in West Africa that promotes economic cooperation and regional integration among its member states.
- 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_69aed9626ebc8190a39de631788bea3e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69af0292baf88190a51156b63672ae38 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b57f40678481908894ff315932a610 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:31 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:44 p.m.