Triple
T11114690
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Christopher Ehret |
E262854
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800
Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800 is a scholarly book by historian Christopher Ehret that surveys the development and diversity of African societies and states from early times up to the end of the eighteenth century.
|
E905171
|
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: Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800 | Statement: [Christopher Ehret, notableWork, Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800 Context triple: [Christopher Ehret, notableWork, Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800]
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A.
The Challenge of Africa
The Challenge of Africa is a political and sociological study of post-colonial African development and governance written by Ghanaian scholar and statesman Kofi Abrefa Busia.
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B.
Africa and the Discovery of America
Africa and the Discovery of America is a three-volume historical study by Leo Wiener arguing for significant African influence on the pre-Columbian Americas.
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C.
A History of the Colonization of the Western Coast of Africa
*A History of the Colonization of the Western Coast of Africa* is a 19th-century historical work by American theologian Archibald Alexander that examines the origins, development, and implications of efforts to colonize West Africa, particularly through the American Colonization Society and the founding of Liberia.
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D.
A History of Egypt
A History of Egypt is a seminal historical work by archaeologist Flinders Petrie that surveys the political and cultural development of ancient Egypt.
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E.
Dahomey and the Slave Trade
"Dahomey and the Slave Trade" is a historical study by Karl Polanyi examining the economic and social structures of the Kingdom of Dahomey in relation to the Atlantic slave trade.
- 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: Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800 Triple: [Christopher Ehret, notableWork, Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800]
Generated description
Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800 is a scholarly book by historian Christopher Ehret that surveys the development and diversity of African societies and states from early times up to the end of the eighteenth century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800 Target entity description: Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800 is a scholarly book by historian Christopher Ehret that surveys the development and diversity of African societies and states from early times up to the end of the eighteenth century.
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A.
The Challenge of Africa
The Challenge of Africa is a political and sociological study of post-colonial African development and governance written by Ghanaian scholar and statesman Kofi Abrefa Busia.
-
B.
Africa and the Discovery of America
Africa and the Discovery of America is a three-volume historical study by Leo Wiener arguing for significant African influence on the pre-Columbian Americas.
-
C.
A History of the Colonization of the Western Coast of Africa
*A History of the Colonization of the Western Coast of Africa* is a 19th-century historical work by American theologian Archibald Alexander that examines the origins, development, and implications of efforts to colonize West Africa, particularly through the American Colonization Society and the founding of Liberia.
-
D.
A History of Egypt
A History of Egypt is a seminal historical work by archaeologist Flinders Petrie that surveys the political and cultural development of ancient Egypt.
-
E.
Dahomey and the Slave Trade
"Dahomey and the Slave Trade" is a historical study by Karl Polanyi examining the economic and social structures of the Kingdom of Dahomey in relation to the Atlantic slave trade.
- 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_69d6aa9b46cc8190b19f9f0cc45bf322 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d79aa637888190935e852281408356 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 12:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e42d7da99881908d38ea66c37dfb92 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:18 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e42e67724481908bd9e73487a80d44 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e4308103c48190b32ee3047d9a0860 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:31 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:27 p.m.