Triple
T480401
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Northern Nigeria |
E9154
|
entity |
| Predicate | colonialAdministration |
P1829
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Northern Nigeria Protectorate |
E9154
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Northern Nigeria Protectorate | Statement: [Northern Nigeria, colonialAdministration, Northern Nigeria Protectorate]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northern Nigeria Protectorate Context triple: [Northern Nigeria, colonialAdministration, Northern Nigeria Protectorate]
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A.
Northern Nigeria
chosen
Northern Nigeria is the predominantly Muslim, Hausa-Fulani–dominated northern part of Nigeria, known for its distinct cultural, religious, and historical identity within the country.
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B.
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.
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C.
Eastern Nigeria
Eastern Nigeria is a historically and culturally significant region of Nigeria, known for its predominantly Igbo population, rich traditions, and role in the country’s political and economic development.
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D.
Middle Belt
The Middle Belt is a culturally and ethnically diverse central region of Nigeria often seen as a transitional zone between the predominantly Muslim north and largely Christian south.
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E.
Northern Borders Region
The Northern Borders Region is an administrative area in the far north of Saudi Arabia, known for its desert landscapes and strategic location along the borders with Iraq and Jordan.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: colonialAdministration Context triple: [Northern Nigeria, colonialAdministration, Northern Nigeria Protectorate]
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A.
hadColonialAdministrationType
chosen
Indicates the specific form or system of colonial governance that was exercised over a territory or population.
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B.
colonialOffshoot
Indicates that one entity originated as a colony or derivative settlement established by another entity.
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C.
colonialLegacy
Indicates the enduring influence or consequences of a past colonial relationship that continue to shape interactions or conditions between entities.
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D.
hasColonialHistoryWith
Indicates that one entity has a historical relationship of colonization or being colonized involving the other entity.
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E.
colonialPowerOfOrigin
Indicates the colonial state or empire from which a colony or formerly colonized territory originated or was governed.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a2edf1d5848190a7da27e2fddc136f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:30 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.