Triple
T9011223
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kanuri people |
E215476
|
entity |
| Predicate | historicalRegion |
P915
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Kanem |
E227595
|
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: Kanem | Statement: [Kanuri people, historicalRegion, Kanem]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kanem Context triple: [Kanuri people, historicalRegion, Kanem]
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A.
Kanem Empire
chosen
The Kanem Empire was a powerful medieval African kingdom centered around Lake Chad that flourished as a hub of trans-Saharan trade and Islamic scholarship from roughly the 9th to the 14th century.
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B.
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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C.
Makuria
Makuria was a medieval Nubian kingdom in what is now Sudan, notable for its Christian culture and long resistance to Arab expansion.
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D.
Nupe Kingdom
The Nupe Kingdom was a pre-colonial West African state centered in what is now central Nigeria, known for its sophisticated political organization, riverine trade networks, and rich artistic and cultural traditions.
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E.
Kingdom of Meroë
The Kingdom of Meroë was an ancient Nubian state centered along the Nile in what is now Sudan, renowned for its pyramids, iron production, and distinctive blend of African and Egyptian cultural traditions.
- 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_69ca83a2bf088190986ee7a8eb90407d |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc69c1571881908d0b144786b5ee1f |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:41 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d017643df48190abdb672a3f85aef3 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:39 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:06 p.m.