Triple
T9439077
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kanem Empire |
E227595
|
entity |
| Predicate | coreArea |
P14400
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Lake Chad region |
E50221
|
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: Lake Chad region | Statement: [Kanem Empire, coreArea, Lake Chad region]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lake Chad region Context triple: [Kanem Empire, coreArea, Lake Chad region]
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A.
Lake Chad basin
chosen
The Lake Chad basin is a large, landlocked drainage region in north-central Africa encompassing parts of Chad, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, and surrounding countries, centered around Lake Chad and its river systems.
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B.
northern Chad
Northern Chad is a sparsely populated Saharan region characterized by desert landscapes, nomadic communities, and significant ethnic diversity including groups such as the Gorane.
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C.
Sahel
The Sahel is a semi-arid transition zone in Africa between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more humid savannas to the south, spanning several countries from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
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D.
Liptako-Gourma region
The Liptako-Gourma region is a tri-border Sahelian area spanning parts of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, known for its security crises, jihadist insurgencies, and significant but underdeveloped natural resources.
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E.
eastern Chad
Eastern Chad is a sparsely populated, arid region of Chad characterized by desert landscapes, scattered oases, and a largely nomadic population.
- 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_69ca843884488190ad6cbe0153088234 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:10 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd7ee1c8c48190a2ae8673eee07e9a |
completed | April 1, 2026, 8:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1105909248190b3e02a1aa5f06b11 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 1:21 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:50 p.m.