Triple
T127418
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Free French Forces |
E2579
|
entity |
| Predicate | recruitedFrom |
P4145
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
French West Africa
French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa that served as a major political and military base for France, especially during both World Wars.
|
E16190
|
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: French West Africa | Statement: [Free French Forces, recruitedFrom, French West Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French West Africa Context triple: [Free French Forces, recruitedFrom, French West Africa]
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A.
French Equatorial Africa
French Equatorial Africa was a federation of French colonial territories in central Africa that served as an important political and military base for Free French forces during World War II.
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B.
French North Africa
French North Africa was the group of French colonial territories in the Maghreb, primarily Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco, that played a key strategic and military role for France during the 19th and 20th centuries, including World War II.
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C.
Mauritania
Mauritania is a Northwest African country on the Atlantic coast, known for its vast Saharan landscapes, mixed Arab-Berber and Sub-Saharan cultures, and significant iron ore resources.
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D.
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo is a Central African nation along the Atlantic coast, known for its vast tropical rainforests, rich biodiversity, and significant oil and mineral resources.
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E.
West Africa
West Africa is a region on the western coast of the African continent, historically significant for its role in trans-Saharan and Atlantic trade, diverse cultures and languages, and complex precolonial and colonial histories.
- 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: French West Africa Triple: [Free French Forces, recruitedFrom, French West Africa]
Generated description
French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa that served as a major political and military base for France, especially during both World Wars.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French West Africa Target entity description: French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa that served as a major political and military base for France, especially during both World Wars.
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A.
French Equatorial Africa
French Equatorial Africa was a federation of French colonial territories in central Africa that served as an important political and military base for Free French forces during World War II.
-
B.
French North Africa
French North Africa was the group of French colonial territories in the Maghreb, primarily Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco, that played a key strategic and military role for France during the 19th and 20th centuries, including World War II.
-
C.
Mauritania
Mauritania is a Northwest African country on the Atlantic coast, known for its vast Saharan landscapes, mixed Arab-Berber and Sub-Saharan cultures, and significant iron ore resources.
-
D.
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo is a Central African nation along the Atlantic coast, known for its vast tropical rainforests, rich biodiversity, and significant oil and mineral resources.
-
E.
West Africa
West Africa is a region on the western coast of the African continent, historically significant for its role in trans-Saharan and Atlantic trade, diverse cultures and languages, and complex precolonial and colonial histories.
- 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_69a2520c0f3481908b0ed054a2fca8d0 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25b816dbc8190b20e13c80a451e6b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2b4b90654819092780651ae9408e9 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 9:26 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2b54973388190bd1eb424593d607a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 9:28 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2b5ab4cc481908f14b3c8274d8891 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 9:30 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:30 a.m.