Triple
T480396
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Northern Nigeria |
E9154
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasHistoricalEntity |
P14827
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sokoto Caliphate
The Sokoto Caliphate was a powerful 19th-century Islamic empire in West Africa that became a major center of Islamic learning, governance, and trade.
|
E59895
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Sokoto Caliphate | Statement: [Northern Nigeria, hasHistoricalEntity, Sokoto Caliphate]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sokoto Caliphate Context triple: [Northern Nigeria, hasHistoricalEntity, Sokoto Caliphate]
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A.
Oyo Empire
The Oyo Empire was a powerful pre-colonial West African Yoruba state known for its sophisticated political system, cavalry-based military strength, and extensive regional trade influence.
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B.
Mahdist Sudan
Mahdist Sudan was a late 19th-century Islamic state in the Sudanese region established by Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi after his revolt against Ottoman-Egyptian and British rule.
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C.
Dar al-Islam
Dar al-Islam is the collective realm of Muslim-majority lands historically unified by Islamic law, culture, and religious authority.
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D.
Fatimid Caliphate
The Fatimid Caliphate was an Isma'ili Shia Islamic dynasty that ruled a powerful Mediterranean empire from the 10th to 12th centuries, renowned for its cultural, economic, and intellectual flourishing centered in North Africa and Egypt.
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E.
Mamluk Sultanate
The Mamluk Sultanate was a powerful medieval Islamic state centered in Egypt and Syria, ruled by a military caste of slave-soldiers who became sultans and played a key role in defending the Muslim world against the Crusaders and Mongols.
- 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: Sokoto Caliphate Triple: [Northern Nigeria, hasHistoricalEntity, Sokoto Caliphate]
Generated description
The Sokoto Caliphate was a powerful 19th-century Islamic empire in West Africa that became a major center of Islamic learning, governance, and trade.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sokoto Caliphate Target entity description: The Sokoto Caliphate was a powerful 19th-century Islamic empire in West Africa that became a major center of Islamic learning, governance, and trade.
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A.
Oyo Empire
The Oyo Empire was a powerful pre-colonial West African Yoruba state known for its sophisticated political system, cavalry-based military strength, and extensive regional trade influence.
-
B.
Mahdist Sudan
Mahdist Sudan was a late 19th-century Islamic state in the Sudanese region established by Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi after his revolt against Ottoman-Egyptian and British rule.
-
C.
Dar al-Islam
Dar al-Islam is the collective realm of Muslim-majority lands historically unified by Islamic law, culture, and religious authority.
-
D.
Fatimid Caliphate
The Fatimid Caliphate was an Isma'ili Shia Islamic dynasty that ruled a powerful Mediterranean empire from the 10th to 12th centuries, renowned for its cultural, economic, and intellectual flourishing centered in North Africa and Egypt.
-
E.
Mamluk Sultanate
The Mamluk Sultanate was a powerful medieval Islamic state centered in Egypt and Syria, ruled by a military caste of slave-soldiers who became sultans and played a key role in defending the Muslim world against the Crusaders and Mongols.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasHistoricalEntity Context triple: [Northern Nigeria, hasHistoricalEntity, Sokoto Caliphate]
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A.
hasHistoricalOrigin
Indicates that something originated, was first established, or came into existence during a specific historical period or context.
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B.
hasHistoricalPrecursor
Indicates that one entity existed earlier and served as a predecessor, model, or influential forerunner to the other in a historical context.
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C.
hasHistoricalEvent
Indicates that a historical event occurred in, is associated with, or is relevant to a particular entity.
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D.
hasHistoricalContext
Indicates that something is related to, influenced by, or best understood in light of specific past events, conditions, or time periods.
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E.
hasHistoricalProponent
Indicates that an entity has been advocated, supported, or promoted by a specific person or group in the past.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (7 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_69a2e7ff81708190b0507a24a997232c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2f057c4ac819080cf43ffaa56c350 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a46c60a02081908bbb7b4ee12903a6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:42 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a46cc070f48190a58b65b67efa25de |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:43 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a46d2002d8819086691b73f8fbaae2 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:45 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a2edf1d5848190a7da27e2fddc136f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:30 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69a2ef4030608190b39852b347a505ca |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.