Triple
T8476646
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sennar State |
E200409
|
entity |
| Predicate | historicalRegionOf |
P915
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Funj Sultanate
The Funj Sultanate was an early modern Islamic kingdom in what is now Sudan, known for unifying much of the Nile Valley region and fostering a distinctive blend of African and Arab cultures.
|
E735566
|
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: Funj Sultanate | Statement: [Sennar State, historicalRegionOf, Funj Sultanate]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Funj Sultanate Context triple: [Sennar State, historicalRegionOf, Funj Sultanate]
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A.
Warsangali Sultanate
The Warsangali Sultanate was a prominent pre-colonial Somali sultanate in northeastern Somalia, known for its maritime trade, Islamic scholarship, and long-ruling dynastic leadership.
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B.
Fadhli Sultanate
The Fadhli Sultanate was a traditional Arab sultanate in the Aden Protectorate region of southern Arabia, later incorporated into the Federation of South Arabia before becoming part of modern Yemen.
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C.
Kebbi Kingdom
Kebbi Kingdom was a historic Hausa state in what is now northwestern Nigeria, known for its role in regional trade and military power in the central Sudan region.
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D.
Ajuran Sultanate
The Ajuran Sultanate was a powerful medieval Somali Muslim empire that dominated trade and politics in the Horn of Africa and parts of the Indian Ocean from the Middle Ages into the early modern period.
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E.
Lahej Sultanate
The Lahej Sultanate was a traditional Arab monarchy in southern Yemen that became a key constituent state within the British-influenced protectorate system and later 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: Funj Sultanate Triple: [Sennar State, historicalRegionOf, Funj Sultanate]
Generated description
The Funj Sultanate was an early modern Islamic kingdom in what is now Sudan, known for unifying much of the Nile Valley region and fostering a distinctive blend of African and Arab cultures.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Funj Sultanate Target entity description: The Funj Sultanate was an early modern Islamic kingdom in what is now Sudan, known for unifying much of the Nile Valley region and fostering a distinctive blend of African and Arab cultures.
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A.
Warsangali Sultanate
The Warsangali Sultanate was a prominent pre-colonial Somali sultanate in northeastern Somalia, known for its maritime trade, Islamic scholarship, and long-ruling dynastic leadership.
-
B.
Fadhli Sultanate
The Fadhli Sultanate was a traditional Arab sultanate in the Aden Protectorate region of southern Arabia, later incorporated into the Federation of South Arabia before becoming part of modern Yemen.
-
C.
Kebbi Kingdom
Kebbi Kingdom was a historic Hausa state in what is now northwestern Nigeria, known for its role in regional trade and military power in the central Sudan region.
-
D.
Ajuran Sultanate
The Ajuran Sultanate was a powerful medieval Somali Muslim empire that dominated trade and politics in the Horn of Africa and parts of the Indian Ocean from the Middle Ages into the early modern period.
-
E.
Lahej Sultanate
The Lahej Sultanate was a traditional Arab monarchy in southern Yemen that became a key constituent state within the British-influenced protectorate system and later 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_69ca831b17988190a1f3f3413d57b820 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe51e21548190811e3c7ba7b196e5 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce3a196ad48190b3887a2a0c43f87f |
completed | April 2, 2026, 9:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce3b1f6f7c8190927b5e2684ae207b |
completed | April 2, 2026, 9:47 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce3b9d38e081909be10cb209b15427 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:12 p.m.