Triple
T5221287
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Swahili Coast |
E117874
|
entity |
| Predicate | majorCity |
P316
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Pemba
Pemba is a historically significant coastal city on the Swahili Coast, known as a regional hub of trade and Swahili culture along the Indian Ocean.
|
E504149
|
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: Pemba | Statement: [Swahili Coast, majorCity, Pemba]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pemba Context triple: [Swahili Coast, majorCity, Pemba]
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A.
Zanzibar
Zanzibar is a historically significant island and port off the coast of East Africa that became a key hub for Indian Ocean trade, particularly in spices, ivory, and slaves.
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B.
Kilwa Island
Kilwa Island is a coastal island in southeastern Tanzania best known for the historic Swahili trading city of Kilwa Kisiwani and its UNESCO-listed medieval ruins.
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C.
Mombasa Island
Mombasa Island is a coastal island in southeastern Kenya that hosts much of the city of Mombasa, including its historic Old Town and key port facilities.
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D.
Vilankulo
Vilankulo is a coastal town in southern Mozambique known as the main gateway to the nearby Bazaruto Archipelago and its popular beach and marine tourism.
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E.
Hulhumalé
Hulhumalé is a reclaimed island and planned urban development in the Maldives, created to expand housing and infrastructure near the capital, Malé.
- 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: Pemba Triple: [Swahili Coast, majorCity, Pemba]
Generated description
Pemba is a historically significant coastal city on the Swahili Coast, known as a regional hub of trade and Swahili culture along the Indian Ocean.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pemba Target entity description: Pemba is a historically significant coastal city on the Swahili Coast, known as a regional hub of trade and Swahili culture along the Indian Ocean.
-
A.
Zanzibar
Zanzibar is a historically significant island and port off the coast of East Africa that became a key hub for Indian Ocean trade, particularly in spices, ivory, and slaves.
-
B.
Kilwa Island
Kilwa Island is a coastal island in southeastern Tanzania best known for the historic Swahili trading city of Kilwa Kisiwani and its UNESCO-listed medieval ruins.
-
C.
Mombasa Island
Mombasa Island is a coastal island in southeastern Kenya that hosts much of the city of Mombasa, including its historic Old Town and key port facilities.
-
D.
Vilankulo
Vilankulo is a coastal town in southern Mozambique known as the main gateway to the nearby Bazaruto Archipelago and its popular beach and marine tourism.
-
E.
Hulhumalé
Hulhumalé is a reclaimed island and planned urban development in the Maldives, created to expand housing and infrastructure near the capital, Malé.
- 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_69bd4465e03081909bfcfd7113062590 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd7aba05b48190b6a7fc52ab3532f0 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69beeff49d708190a042dfab473a9646 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bef309c230819094ed6ae3fefe6e5b |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bef36c88f4819082931dbe1bb13f89 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:48 p.m.