Triple

T480424
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Northern Nigeria E9154 entity
Predicate hasState P35 FINISHED
Object Kano State
Kano State is a populous and economically significant state in northern Nigeria, known for its historic city of Kano and its role as a major commercial and cultural center in the region.
E67242 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: Kano State | Statement: [Northern Nigeria, hasState, Kano State]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kano State
Context triple: [Northern Nigeria, hasState, Kano State]
  • A. Katsina Emirate
    Katsina Emirate is a historic Hausa-Fulani Islamic state and traditional polity centered on the city of Katsina, which played a major role in the political and commercial history of what is now northern Nigeria.
  • B. Kwara State
    Kwara State is a north-central Nigerian state with a significant Yoruba population and a cultural blend of northern and southwestern Nigerian influences.
  • C. Ondo State
    Ondo State is a coastal state in southwestern Nigeria known for its oil-producing areas, diverse ethnic communities, and significant role within the Niger Delta region.
  • D. Edo State
    Edo State is an inland state in southern Nigeria known for its capital Benin City, rich Benin Kingdom heritage, and role as a cultural and economic hub in the region.
  • E. Kogi State
    Kogi State is a centrally located Nigerian state often called the “Confluence State” because it is where the Niger and Benue rivers meet, and it is home to a significant Yoruba population alongside other ethnic groups.
  • 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: Kano State
Triple: [Northern Nigeria, hasState, Kano State]
Generated description
Kano State is a populous and economically significant state in northern Nigeria, known for its historic city of Kano and its role as a major commercial and cultural center in the region.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kano State
Target entity description: Kano State is a populous and economically significant state in northern Nigeria, known for its historic city of Kano and its role as a major commercial and cultural center in the region.
  • A. Katsina Emirate
    Katsina Emirate is a historic Hausa-Fulani Islamic state and traditional polity centered on the city of Katsina, which played a major role in the political and commercial history of what is now northern Nigeria.
  • B. Kwara State
    Kwara State is a north-central Nigerian state with a significant Yoruba population and a cultural blend of northern and southwestern Nigerian influences.
  • C. Ondo State
    Ondo State is a coastal state in southwestern Nigeria known for its oil-producing areas, diverse ethnic communities, and significant role within the Niger Delta region.
  • D. Edo State
    Edo State is an inland state in southern Nigeria known for its capital Benin City, rich Benin Kingdom heritage, and role as a cultural and economic hub in the region.
  • E. Kogi State
    Kogi State is a centrally located Nigerian state often called the “Confluence State” because it is where the Niger and Benue rivers meet, and it is home to a significant Yoruba population alongside other ethnic groups.
  • 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_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_69a4c66b91608190aff4623917cf3ae2 completed March 1, 2026, 11:06 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a4c735b70c8190b281c88bc8a4f888 completed March 1, 2026, 11:09 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a4c7a59c4881908d13d0f7eb0ba334 completed March 1, 2026, 11:11 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.