Triple

T8499071
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Old Towns of Djenné E201169 entity
Predicate architecturalStyle P607 FINISHED
Object Sudano-Sahelian architecture
Sudano-Sahelian architecture is a traditional West African building style characterized by sun-dried mud-brick structures, monumental earthen mosques, and wooden support beams that often project from the walls.
E294475 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: Sudano-Sahelian architecture | Statement: [Old Towns of Djenné, architecturalStyle, Sudano-Sahelian architecture]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sudano-Sahelian architecture
Context triple: [Old Towns of Djenné, architecturalStyle, Sudano-Sahelian architecture]
  • A. Hausa architecture
    Hausa architecture is a traditional West African building style characterized by intricate mud-brick structures, ornate geometric facades, and distinctive mosque and palace designs found across historic Hausa city-states.
  • B. Berber architecture
    Berber architecture is the traditional building style of the indigenous Amazigh people of North Africa, characterized by earth-based materials, fortified villages (ksour), and designs adapted to harsh desert and mountain environments.
  • C. Ndebele architecture
    Ndebele architecture is a traditional Southern African building style distinguished by its brightly painted geometric wall murals and symbolic decorative patterns that reflect Ndebele cultural identity.
  • D. Tuareg tent architecture
    Tuareg tent architecture refers to the portable, woven-skin and fabric shelters of the Tuareg people, designed for nomadic life in the Sahara with structures that maximize ventilation, shade, and ease of assembly and transport.
  • E. Saadian architecture
    Saadian architecture is a Moroccan architectural style from the Saadian dynasty era, characterized by lavish ornamentation, intricate stucco and tilework, carved cedar wood, and harmonious courtyard layouts.
  • 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: Sudano-Sahelian architecture
Triple: [Old Towns of Djenné, architecturalStyle, Sudano-Sahelian architecture]
Generated description
Sudano-Sahelian architecture is a traditional West African building style characterized by sun-dried mud-brick structures, monumental earthen mosques, and wooden support beams that often project from the walls.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sudano-Sahelian architecture
Target entity description: Sudano-Sahelian architecture is a traditional West African building style characterized by sun-dried mud-brick structures, monumental earthen mosques, and wooden support beams that often project from the walls.
  • A. Hausa architecture chosen
    Hausa architecture is a traditional West African building style characterized by intricate mud-brick structures, ornate geometric facades, and distinctive mosque and palace designs found across historic Hausa city-states.
  • B. Berber architecture
    Berber architecture is the traditional building style of the indigenous Amazigh people of North Africa, characterized by earth-based materials, fortified villages (ksour), and designs adapted to harsh desert and mountain environments.
  • C. Ndebele architecture
    Ndebele architecture is a traditional Southern African building style distinguished by its brightly painted geometric wall murals and symbolic decorative patterns that reflect Ndebele cultural identity.
  • D. Tuareg tent architecture
    Tuareg tent architecture refers to the portable, woven-skin and fabric shelters of the Tuareg people, designed for nomadic life in the Sahara with structures that maximize ventilation, shade, and ease of assembly and transport.
  • E. Saadian architecture
    Saadian architecture is a Moroccan architectural style from the Saadian dynasty era, characterized by lavish ornamentation, intricate stucco and tilework, carved cedar wood, and harmonious courtyard layouts.
  • 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_69ca831ee390819095fae73400bbfafc completed March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cbe5984d7481908c41c57bef9cf254 completed March 31, 2026, 3:17 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ce4e0aa7788190abd7bb259966bc44 completed April 2, 2026, 11:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ce4ff668d4819081f4c3186437291b completed April 2, 2026, 11:16 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ce54cc52cc81908ca48c93956ca86e completed April 2, 2026, 11:36 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:14 p.m.