Triple
T547535
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Indian Ocean trade network |
E12764
|
entity |
| Predicate | majorPort |
P528
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Kilwa Kisiwani
Kilwa Kisiwani is a historic Swahili coastal city-state in present-day Tanzania that flourished as a powerful center of Indian Ocean trade between Africa, Arabia, and Asia from the medieval period onward.
|
E68268
|
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: Kilwa Kisiwani | Statement: [Indian Ocean trade network, majorPort, Kilwa Kisiwani]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kilwa Kisiwani Context triple: [Indian Ocean trade network, majorPort, Kilwa Kisiwani]
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A.
Erg Chigaga
Erg Chigaga is a vast, remote dune field in southern Morocco known for its towering sand dunes and desert wilderness landscapes.
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B.
Mombasa
Mombasa is a major coastal city in Kenya known as a key regional port and historic trading hub on the Indian Ocean.
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C.
Arusha, Tanzania
Arusha, Tanzania is a major city in northern Tanzania known as a diplomatic hub and gateway to popular safari destinations and Mount Kilimanjaro.
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D.
Kibondo
Kibondo is a town in western Tanzania that serves as an administrative and commercial center in the Kigoma Region.
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E.
Kigoma
Kigoma is a port city in western Tanzania located on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika and serving as a key regional transport and trade hub.
- 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: Kilwa Kisiwani Triple: [Indian Ocean trade network, majorPort, Kilwa Kisiwani]
Generated description
Kilwa Kisiwani is a historic Swahili coastal city-state in present-day Tanzania that flourished as a powerful center of Indian Ocean trade between Africa, Arabia, and Asia from the medieval period onward.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kilwa Kisiwani Target entity description: Kilwa Kisiwani is a historic Swahili coastal city-state in present-day Tanzania that flourished as a powerful center of Indian Ocean trade between Africa, Arabia, and Asia from the medieval period onward.
-
A.
Erg Chigaga
Erg Chigaga is a vast, remote dune field in southern Morocco known for its towering sand dunes and desert wilderness landscapes.
-
B.
Mombasa
Mombasa is a major coastal city in Kenya known as a key regional port and historic trading hub on the Indian Ocean.
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C.
Arusha, Tanzania
Arusha, Tanzania is a major city in northern Tanzania known as a diplomatic hub and gateway to popular safari destinations and Mount Kilimanjaro.
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D.
Kibondo
Kibondo is a town in western Tanzania that serves as an administrative and commercial center in the Kigoma Region.
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E.
Kigoma
Kigoma is a port city in western Tanzania located on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika and serving as a key regional transport and trade hub.
- 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_69a49334226c81908b0ea1689ef6aa3f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a498e2e8c88190a66d759ed3094e18 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4d044b03c8190b7c87b0da05e4d6e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:48 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4d0daca588190a6a1865ae3d12c71 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:50 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4d18801248190afedd4ea5f718bd7 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:53 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:32 p.m.