Triple
T12130315
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | flag of British colonial Nigeria |
E288916
|
entity |
| Predicate | category |
P87
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
History of Nigeria
The History of Nigeria encompasses the evolution of the region from ancient indigenous civilizations and powerful pre-colonial kingdoms through British colonial rule to independence in 1960 and its subsequent political, social, and economic developments as a modern African nation.
|
E967971
|
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: History of Nigeria | Statement: [flag of British colonial Nigeria, category, History of Nigeria]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: History of Nigeria Context triple: [flag of British colonial Nigeria, category, History of Nigeria]
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A.
Nigerian independence movement
The Nigerian independence movement was a mid-20th-century nationalist struggle that united diverse political and ethnic groups to end British colonial rule and establish Nigeria as a sovereign nation in 1960.
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B.
First Republic of Nigeria
The First Republic of Nigeria was the country’s initial post-independence democratic government period (1963–1966), characterized by a parliamentary system and regional politics before being ended by a military coup.
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C.
Second Republic of Nigeria
The Second Republic of Nigeria was the period of civilian democratic rule from 1979 to 1983, marked by a presidential system modeled on that of the United States and ended by a military coup.
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D.
Fourth Republic of Nigeria
The Fourth Republic of Nigeria is the current democratic era of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, beginning in 1999 after military rule and characterized by a presidential system and multi-party elections.
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E.
Nigerian Perspectives
Nigerian Perspectives is a collection of historical and political essays by British historian Thomas Lionel Hodgkin examining Nigeria’s past, nationalism, and postcolonial development.
- 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: History of Nigeria Triple: [flag of British colonial Nigeria, category, History of Nigeria]
Generated description
The History of Nigeria encompasses the evolution of the region from ancient indigenous civilizations and powerful pre-colonial kingdoms through British colonial rule to independence in 1960 and its subsequent political, social, and economic developments as a modern African nation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: History of Nigeria Target entity description: The History of Nigeria encompasses the evolution of the region from ancient indigenous civilizations and powerful pre-colonial kingdoms through British colonial rule to independence in 1960 and its subsequent political, social, and economic developments as a modern African nation.
-
A.
Nigerian independence movement
The Nigerian independence movement was a mid-20th-century nationalist struggle that united diverse political and ethnic groups to end British colonial rule and establish Nigeria as a sovereign nation in 1960.
-
B.
First Republic of Nigeria
The First Republic of Nigeria was the country’s initial post-independence democratic government period (1963–1966), characterized by a parliamentary system and regional politics before being ended by a military coup.
-
C.
Second Republic of Nigeria
The Second Republic of Nigeria was the period of civilian democratic rule from 1979 to 1983, marked by a presidential system modeled on that of the United States and ended by a military coup.
-
D.
Fourth Republic of Nigeria
The Fourth Republic of Nigeria is the current democratic era of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, beginning in 1999 after military rule and characterized by a presidential system and multi-party elections.
-
E.
Nigerian Perspectives
Nigerian Perspectives is a collection of historical and political essays by British historian Thomas Lionel Hodgkin examining Nigeria’s past, nationalism, and postcolonial development.
- 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.