Triple
T766704
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | French West Africa |
E16190
|
entity |
| Predicate | includesTerritory |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | French Sudan |
E40373
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: French Sudan | Statement: [French West Africa, includesTerritory, French Sudan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French Sudan Context triple: [French West Africa, includesTerritory, French Sudan]
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A.
French West Africa
French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa that served as a major political and military base for France, especially during both World Wars.
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B.
Mali
chosen
Mali is a landlocked West African country known for its historic trading cities like Timbuktu, rich Sahelian culture, and significant role in the ancient Mali Empire.
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C.
French Equatorial Africa
French Equatorial Africa was a federation of French colonial territories in central Africa that served as an important political and military base for Free French forces during World War II.
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D.
Bambara
Bambara is a major Mande language widely spoken in Mali and neighboring West African countries, serving as a key lingua franca in the region.
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E.
Senegal
Senegal is a West African country on the Atlantic coast known for its vibrant culture, historic role in transatlantic trade, and diverse coastal and Sahelian landscapes.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a493684ee48190bd43b7c78da4aec8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a6a0fee08190bf365d14c007e008 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a7cf4d769c81909eba6cefb241d417 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 6:21 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.