Triple
T532179
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Colony of Aden |
E12245
|
entity |
| Predicate | relatedTo |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Aden Protectorate
The Aden Protectorate was a British-controlled group of tribal states in southern Arabia that surrounded the port of Aden and served as a strategic buffer and hinterland for the Colony of Aden.
|
E71776
|
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: Aden Protectorate | Statement: [Colony of Aden, relatedTo, Aden Protectorate]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aden Protectorate Context triple: [Colony of Aden, relatedTo, Aden Protectorate]
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A.
Federation of South Arabia
The Federation of South Arabia was a short-lived British protectorate in the 1960s that united several sultanates and emirates in what is now southern Yemen prior to independence.
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B.
Aden
Aden is a strategic port city in Yemen located on the Gulf of Aden, historically significant as a major maritime hub and former British colonial stronghold.
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C.
Bornu Empire
The Bornu Empire was a powerful West African state that succeeded the Kanem Empire and dominated the Lake Chad region for centuries through trans-Saharan trade, Islamic scholarship, and military strength.
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D.
Yemen
Yemen is a country on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, known for its ancient history, strategic Red Sea coastline, and ongoing complex humanitarian and political crises.
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E.
Colony of Aden
The Colony of Aden was a British Crown colony centered on the port city of Aden in present-day Yemen, serving as a key strategic and commercial hub from 1937 until its incorporation into the Federation of South Arabia.
- 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: Aden Protectorate Triple: [Colony of Aden, relatedTo, Aden Protectorate]
Generated description
The Aden Protectorate was a British-controlled group of tribal states in southern Arabia that surrounded the port of Aden and served as a strategic buffer and hinterland for the Colony of Aden.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aden Protectorate Target entity description: The Aden Protectorate was a British-controlled group of tribal states in southern Arabia that surrounded the port of Aden and served as a strategic buffer and hinterland for the Colony of Aden.
-
A.
Federation of South Arabia
The Federation of South Arabia was a short-lived British protectorate in the 1960s that united several sultanates and emirates in what is now southern Yemen prior to independence.
-
B.
Aden
Aden is a strategic port city in Yemen located on the Gulf of Aden, historically significant as a major maritime hub and former British colonial stronghold.
-
C.
Bornu Empire
The Bornu Empire was a powerful West African state that succeeded the Kanem Empire and dominated the Lake Chad region for centuries through trans-Saharan trade, Islamic scholarship, and military strength.
-
D.
Yemen
Yemen is a country on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, known for its ancient history, strategic Red Sea coastline, and ongoing complex humanitarian and political crises.
-
E.
Colony of Aden
The Colony of Aden was a British Crown colony centered on the port city of Aden in present-day Yemen, serving as a key strategic and commercial hub from 1937 until its incorporation into the Federation of South Arabia.
- 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_69a4933208e88190891f5debab1b776d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a494df2c388190bf1b7672a25137af |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:34 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4ff488e648190b74d3000e45226b4 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 3:08 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4ffd32a4c8190ba048fc723813189 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 3:11 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a5001de9c481909d43c001028c922c |
completed | March 2, 2026, 3:12 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:32 p.m.