Triple
T11796580
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | West Africans |
E280517
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasHistoricalState |
P90519
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Kingdom of Dahomey |
E69998
|
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: Kingdom of Dahomey | Statement: [West Africans, hasHistoricalState, Kingdom of Dahomey]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kingdom of Dahomey Context triple: [West Africans, hasHistoricalState, Kingdom of Dahomey]
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A.
Kingdom of Dahomey
chosen
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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B.
Colony of Dahomey
The Colony of Dahomey was a French colonial territory in West Africa that later became the independent nation of Benin.
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C.
Kingdom of Benin
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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D.
Bamana Kingdom
The Bamana Kingdom was a powerful precolonial West African state in present-day Mali, known for its military strength, rich agricultural base, and influential role in regional trade and culture from the 17th to 19th centuries.
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E.
Kingdom of Yatenga
The Kingdom of Yatenga was a prominent precolonial Mossi state in what is now northern Burkina Faso, known for its powerful monarchy and long-standing resistance to external conquest.
- 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_69d6ab258b808190b1735835c841e3a4 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8be15fb2481908f514781ce2c617f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f166dbcb848190a5942ec00a2ca2f9 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 2:03 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:42 p.m.