Triple
T6435716
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | German Kamerun |
E129888
|
entity |
| Predicate | borderedBy |
P224
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
British Nigeria
British Nigeria was a British colonial territory in West Africa that later became the independent nation of Nigeria.
|
E91497
|
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: British Nigeria | Statement: [German Kamerun, borderedBy, British Nigeria]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Nigeria Context triple: [German Kamerun, borderedBy, British Nigeria]
-
A.
Nigerian
Nigerian refers to a person from Nigeria, a West African country known for its large population, diverse ethnic groups, and significant cultural and economic influence on the continent.
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B.
South-South Nigeria
South-South Nigeria is a coastal geopolitical zone of Nigeria rich in oil and gas resources and home to the Niger Delta region.
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C.
National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
The National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons was a prominent nationalist political party in colonial West Africa that played a key role in the struggle for Nigerian independence under leaders such as Nnamdi Azikiwe.
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D.
British West Africa
British West Africa was a collective term for Britain’s colonial territories in West Africa, including colonies such as Nigeria, the Gold Coast (Ghana), Sierra Leone, and the Gambia.
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E.
Middle Belt peoples of Nigeria
The Middle Belt peoples of Nigeria are a diverse collection of ethnic and linguistic groups located in central Nigeria, known for their cultural plurality and position between the predominantly Muslim north and predominantly Christian south.
- 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: British Nigeria Triple: [German Kamerun, borderedBy, British Nigeria]
Generated description
British Nigeria was a British colonial territory in West Africa that later became the independent nation of Nigeria.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Nigeria Target entity description: British Nigeria was a British colonial territory in West Africa that later became the independent nation of Nigeria.
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A.
Nigerian
Nigerian refers to a person from Nigeria, a West African country known for its large population, diverse ethnic groups, and significant cultural and economic influence on the continent.
-
B.
South-South Nigeria
South-South Nigeria is a coastal geopolitical zone of Nigeria rich in oil and gas resources and home to the Niger Delta region.
-
C.
National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
The National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons was a prominent nationalist political party in colonial West Africa that played a key role in the struggle for Nigerian independence under leaders such as Nnamdi Azikiwe.
-
D.
British West Africa
chosen
British West Africa was a collective term for Britain’s colonial territories in West Africa, including colonies such as Nigeria, the Gold Coast (Ghana), Sierra Leone, and the Gambia.
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E.
Middle Belt peoples of Nigeria
The Middle Belt peoples of Nigeria are a diverse collection of ethnic and linguistic groups located in central Nigeria, known for their cultural plurality and position between the predominantly Muslim north and predominantly Christian south.
- F. None of above.
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_69c0084caac48190a7bc2ad8ba44536f |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c069415c3c8190b91bd12ae79edd26 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c640f2915c8190aea3578dcd77dd5f |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:33 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c64237ae8881908bbaa2760113da7c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:39 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c64658463c8190a1d68beec15cab3d |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:56 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:45 p.m.