Triple
T12130288
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | flag of British colonial Nigeria |
E288916
|
entity |
| Predicate | usedBy |
P260
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
British Nigeria
British Nigeria was a British colonial territory in West Africa that existed from the late 19th century until its independence as modern-day Nigeria in 1960.
|
E967969
|
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: British Nigeria | Statement: [flag of British colonial Nigeria, usedBy, British Nigeria]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Nigeria Context triple: [flag of British colonial Nigeria, usedBy, British Nigeria]
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A.
Nigerian
Nigerian refers to a person from Nigeria, a West African country known for its large population, diverse ethnic groups, and significant cultural and economic influence on the continent.
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B.
South-South Nigeria
South-South Nigeria is a coastal geopolitical zone of Nigeria rich in oil and gas resources and home to the Niger Delta region.
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C.
National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
The National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons was a prominent nationalist political party in colonial West Africa that played a key role in the struggle for Nigerian independence under leaders such as Nnamdi Azikiwe.
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D.
British West Africa
British West Africa was a collective term for Britain’s colonial territories in West Africa, including colonies such as Nigeria, the Gold Coast (Ghana), Sierra Leone, and the Gambia.
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E.
British Africa
British Africa comprised the various African territories colonized and administered by the United Kingdom, including regions such as Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, and parts of Southern Africa, under British political and legal control.
- 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: British Nigeria Triple: [flag of British colonial Nigeria, usedBy, British Nigeria]
Generated description
British Nigeria was a British colonial territory in West Africa that existed from the late 19th century until its independence as modern-day Nigeria in 1960.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Nigeria Target entity description: British Nigeria was a British colonial territory in West Africa that existed from the late 19th century until its independence as modern-day Nigeria in 1960.
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A.
Nigerian
Nigerian refers to a person from Nigeria, a West African country known for its large population, diverse ethnic groups, and significant cultural and economic influence on the continent.
-
B.
South-South Nigeria
South-South Nigeria is a coastal geopolitical zone of Nigeria rich in oil and gas resources and home to the Niger Delta region.
-
C.
National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
The National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons was a prominent nationalist political party in colonial West Africa that played a key role in the struggle for Nigerian independence under leaders such as Nnamdi Azikiwe.
-
D.
British West Africa
British West Africa was a collective term for Britain’s colonial territories in West Africa, including colonies such as Nigeria, the Gold Coast (Ghana), Sierra Leone, and the Gambia.
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E.
British Africa
British Africa comprised the various African territories colonized and administered by the United Kingdom, including regions such as Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, and parts of Southern Africa, under British political and legal control.
- 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_69d6ab4b5e4c81909950b17151eb0951 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9158a2c2c8190aaff9d0cce177565 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f5f68ac15c81908388dd3194e9dfc4 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6048d6f24819093862fb46f9938f1 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6056e3fdc81908e6e97c4c37a18bb |
completed | May 2, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:49 p.m.