Triple
T11796579
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | West Africans |
E280517
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasHistoricalState |
P90519
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Kingdom of Benin |
E69603
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Kingdom of Benin | Statement: [West Africans, hasHistoricalState, Kingdom of Benin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kingdom of Benin Context triple: [West Africans, hasHistoricalState, Kingdom of Benin]
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A.
Kingdom of Benin
chosen
The Kingdom of Benin was a powerful pre-colonial West African state centered in what is now southern Nigeria, renowned for its sophisticated political organization, monumental earthworks, and highly skilled bronze and ivory art.
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B.
Ashanti Kingdom
The Ashanti Kingdom is a historic West African empire centered in present-day Ghana, renowned for its powerful centralized monarchy, rich gold resources, and influential Ashanti culture.
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C.
Lagos Kingdom
The Lagos Kingdom was a pre-colonial Yoruba coastal state centered on the island city of Lagos in present-day Nigeria, known for its powerful monarchy, extensive trade networks, and later entanglement in Atlantic commerce and British colonial expansion.
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D.
Kingdom of Dahomey
The Kingdom of Dahomey was a powerful precolonial West African state known for its centralized monarchy, extensive involvement in the Atlantic slave trade, and elite corps of women warriors often called the Dahomey Amazons.
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E.
Gbaramatu Kingdom
Gbaramatu Kingdom is a traditional Ijaw coastal kingdom in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, known for its rich oil resources, complex creek networks, and history of militancy and environmental activism.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasHistoricalState Context triple: [West Africans, hasHistoricalState, Kingdom of Benin]
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A.
historicalState
Indicates that an entity existed in a particular state or condition during a specified time in the past.
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B.
hasHistoryIn
Indicates that an entity has a past involvement, presence, or record of activity within a particular domain, context, or location.
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C.
associatedWithHistoricalState
chosen
Indicates that an entity has a relationship or connection to a specific historical state or former political entity.
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D.
hasHistoricTerminal
Indicates that an entity possesses or is associated with a historically significant terminal facility or endpoint.
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E.
hasHistoricalRoute
Indicates that an entity possesses or is associated with a route that has historical significance or origin.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69d6ab258b808190b1735835c841e3a4 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a5a1cda0819092d66a82fd882786 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:24 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f131110aa081909aa0b0d532e473a5 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 10:13 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69d8a2491f048190853239bc05090bf4 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:10 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:42 p.m.