Triple
T792422
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Melville J. Herskovits |
E16942
|
entity |
| Predicate | studiedIn |
P770
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Dahomey (Benin) |
E69998
|
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: Dahomey (Benin) | Statement: [Melville J. Herskovits, studiedIn, Dahomey (Benin)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dahomey (Benin) Context triple: [Melville J. Herskovits, studiedIn, Dahomey (Benin)]
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A.
Kingdom of Dahomey
chosen
The Kingdom of Dahomey was a powerful precolonial West African state known for its centralized monarchy, extensive involvement in the Atlantic slave trade, and elite corps of women warriors often called the Dahomey Amazons.
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B.
Kingdom of Benin
The Kingdom of Benin was a powerful pre-colonial West African state centered in what is now southern Nigeria, renowned for its sophisticated political organization, monumental earthworks, and highly skilled bronze and ivory art.
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C.
Benin
Benin is a West African country on the Gulf of Guinea known for its historical Kingdom of Dahomey and as a key region in the transatlantic slave trade.
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D.
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire is a West African country on the Gulf of Guinea known for its cocoa production, diverse cultures, and economic prominence in the region.
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E.
Ewondo
Ewondo is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Ewondo people in central Cameroon, including in and around the capital city, Yaoundé.
- 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_69a4936cb7448190914f5fe4b8d81607 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a798c7608190b9c79c52a1fe0859 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad0132cd6081908d70112213343063 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.