Triple

T42489
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Seven Years' War E837 entity
Predicate theater P1060 FINISHED
Object West Africa
West Africa is a region on the western coast of the African continent, historically significant for its role in trans-Saharan and Atlantic trade, diverse cultures and languages, and complex precolonial and colonial histories.
E12611 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: West Africa | Statement: [Seven Years' War, theater, West Africa]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Africa
Context triple: [Seven Years' War, theater, West Africa]
  • A. Africa
    Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent, known for its vast cultural diversity, rich natural resources, and significant historical and ecological importance.
  • B. North Africa
    North Africa is a region encompassing the northernmost countries of the African continent, characterized by its Sahara Desert landscapes, Mediterranean coastline, and a cultural blend of Arab, Berber, and African influences.
  • C. 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.
  • D. African Union
    The African Union is a continental organization comprising African countries that promotes political and economic integration, peace, and development across Africa.
  • E. Nigeria
    Nigeria is a populous West African country known for its diverse ethnic groups, rich cultural heritage, and status as Africa’s largest economy and oil producer.
  • 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: West Africa
Triple: [Seven Years' War, theater, West Africa]
Generated description
West Africa is a region on the western coast of the African continent, historically significant for its role in trans-Saharan and Atlantic trade, diverse cultures and languages, and complex precolonial and colonial histories.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Africa
Target entity description: West Africa is a region on the western coast of the African continent, historically significant for its role in trans-Saharan and Atlantic trade, diverse cultures and languages, and complex precolonial and colonial histories.
  • A. Africa
    Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent, known for its vast cultural diversity, rich natural resources, and significant historical and ecological importance.
  • B. North Africa
    North Africa is a region encompassing the northernmost countries of the African continent, characterized by its Sahara Desert landscapes, Mediterranean coastline, and a cultural blend of Arab, Berber, and African influences.
  • C. 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.
  • D. African Union
    The African Union is a continental organization comprising African countries that promotes political and economic integration, peace, and development across Africa.
  • E. Nigeria
    Nigeria is a populous West African country known for its diverse ethnic groups, rich cultural heritage, and status as Africa’s largest economy and oil producer.
  • 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_69a247a8f6c08190bac804906d62ed5a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a24ae236548190bd225d125f23e6c7 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:54 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a291749c688190930934f54de48907 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 6:55 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a2935c6a3081909ddfe2c96166a1a5 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 7:03 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a293b1822c81908326fc1d3a5868be completed Feb. 28, 2026, 7:05 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 a.m.