Triple
T10922543
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Swahili people |
E257982
|
entity |
| Predicate | historicalRole |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Indian Ocean traders |
E12764
|
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: Indian Ocean traders | Statement: [Swahili people, historicalRole, Indian Ocean traders]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indian Ocean traders Context triple: [Swahili people, historicalRole, Indian Ocean traders]
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A.
Indian Ocean trade network
chosen
The Indian Ocean trade network was a vast, centuries-long maritime system connecting East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia through the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas driven by monsoon winds.
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B.
Arab-Swahili traders
Arab-Swahili traders were coastal East African merchant communities, largely Muslim and Swahili-speaking, who dominated Indian Ocean trade networks and spread commerce, culture, and Islam into the interior of Africa.
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C.
Persian traders
Persian traders were historical merchants from Persia who played a key role in long-distance commerce and cultural exchange across the Indian Ocean and surrounding regions.
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D.
Red Sea trade network
The Red Sea trade network was an ancient maritime and overland commercial system linking South Arabia, East Africa, Egypt, and the Mediterranean, facilitating the exchange of incense, spices, textiles, and other luxury goods.
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E.
East–West maritime trade routes
East–West maritime trade routes are major historical and modern sea lanes that connect Asian, Middle Eastern, African, and European regions, enabling large-scale exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas across the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
- 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_69d6aa864ed88190818280ab6791d065 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d7708d1fb88190bb33b72d4330ce11 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:25 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e2172894d88190b7b27f78e9fd1521 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 11:19 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:22 p.m.