Triple
T10876788
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cristóvão da Gama |
E256818
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entity |
| Predicate | participantIn |
P149
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542)
The Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542) was a military campaign in which a small Portuguese force, led by Cristóvão da Gama, aided the Ethiopian Empire against the Muslim Adal Sultanate during the Ethiopian–Adal war.
|
E890240
|
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: Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542) | Statement: [Cristóvão da Gama, participantIn, Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542) Context triple: [Cristóvão da Gama, participantIn, Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542)]
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A.
Portuguese expedition of 1381–1382
The Portuguese expedition of 1381–1382 was an English-led military campaign to the Iberian Peninsula during the late 14th-century conflicts over the Portuguese and Castilian thrones.
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B.
First Portuguese India Armada
The First Portuguese India Armada was the pioneering 1497–1499 naval expedition led by Vasco da Gama that opened the direct sea route from Europe to India around the Cape of Good Hope.
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C.
Second Portuguese India Armada
The Second Portuguese India Armada was a 1500–1501 naval expedition led by Pedro Álvares Cabral that both reinforced Portugal’s presence in the Indian Ocean and resulted in the European discovery of Brazil.
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D.
Portuguese expansion into North Africa
Portuguese expansion into North Africa was a series of early 15th- and 16th-century military and maritime campaigns through which Portugal seized key coastal cities and fortresses across the Maghreb, laying foundations for its wider overseas empire.
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E.
Loaísa expedition
The Loaísa expedition was a 16th-century Spanish voyage led by García Jofre de Loaísa that attempted to reach the Spice Islands via the Strait of Magellan, becoming one of the earliest major Pacific expeditions after Magellan.
- 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: Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542) Triple: [Cristóvão da Gama, participantIn, Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542)]
Generated description
The Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542) was a military campaign in which a small Portuguese force, led by Cristóvão da Gama, aided the Ethiopian Empire against the Muslim Adal Sultanate during the Ethiopian–Adal war.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542) Target entity description: The Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542) was a military campaign in which a small Portuguese force, led by Cristóvão da Gama, aided the Ethiopian Empire against the Muslim Adal Sultanate during the Ethiopian–Adal war.
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A.
Portuguese expedition of 1381–1382
The Portuguese expedition of 1381–1382 was an English-led military campaign to the Iberian Peninsula during the late 14th-century conflicts over the Portuguese and Castilian thrones.
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B.
First Portuguese India Armada
The First Portuguese India Armada was the pioneering 1497–1499 naval expedition led by Vasco da Gama that opened the direct sea route from Europe to India around the Cape of Good Hope.
-
C.
Second Portuguese India Armada
The Second Portuguese India Armada was a 1500–1501 naval expedition led by Pedro Álvares Cabral that both reinforced Portugal’s presence in the Indian Ocean and resulted in the European discovery of Brazil.
-
D.
Portuguese expansion into North Africa
Portuguese expansion into North Africa was a series of early 15th- and 16th-century military and maritime campaigns through which Portugal seized key coastal cities and fortresses across the Maghreb, laying foundations for its wider overseas empire.
-
E.
Loaísa expedition
The Loaísa expedition was a 16th-century Spanish voyage led by García Jofre de Loaísa that attempted to reach the Spice Islands via the Strait of Magellan, becoming one of the earliest major Pacific expeditions after Magellan.
- 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_69d6aa848804819081b2713ca0bedf06 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d751ad8cdc819093eafaf12fc23b15 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 7:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69dff7dfd5d88190a26f707754411906 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 8:41 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e0026fda3c8190b60174b252d57e12 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:26 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e00581fde08190b28b8dde4a21d59e |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:39 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:21 p.m.