Triple
T12829466
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
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| Subject | Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890 |
E306745
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entity |
| Predicate | subjectOf |
P38
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Anglo–German colonial negotiations
The Anglo–German colonial negotiations were late 19th-century diplomatic talks between Britain and Germany that redefined their competing imperial claims in Africa and the North Sea, culminating in agreements such as the Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty.
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E306745
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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: Anglo–German colonial negotiations | Statement: [Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890, subjectOf, Anglo–German colonial negotiations]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anglo–German colonial negotiations Context triple: [Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890, subjectOf, Anglo–German colonial negotiations]
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A.
British Ultimatum of 1890
The British Ultimatum of 1890 was a diplomatic demand by the United Kingdom that forced Portugal to abandon its colonial ambitions of linking Angola and Mozambique in southern Africa, triggering a major political crisis and nationalist backlash in Portugal.
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B.
The Diplomacy of Imperialism, 1890–1902
The Diplomacy of Imperialism, 1890–1902 is a seminal historical study analyzing the international rivalries and expansionist policies of the great powers during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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C.
Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890
The Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890 was an agreement between the German Empire and the United Kingdom that redefined their colonial spheres of influence in Africa, notably granting Germany control of Heligoland in exchange for recognizing British dominance in Zanzibar and other territories.
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D.
Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was a 1904 series of agreements that marked a historic diplomatic rapprochement between Britain and France, helping to reshape European alliances before World War I.
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E.
Anglo-French Declaration of 1899
The Anglo-French Declaration of 1899 was a diplomatic agreement between Britain and France that settled their rival colonial claims in Africa, particularly in the Nile and Sudan regions, following the Fashoda Incident.
- 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: Anglo–German colonial negotiations Triple: [Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890, subjectOf, Anglo–German colonial negotiations]
Generated description
The Anglo–German colonial negotiations were late 19th-century diplomatic talks between Britain and Germany that redefined their competing imperial claims in Africa and the North Sea, culminating in agreements such as the Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anglo–German colonial negotiations Target entity description: The Anglo–German colonial negotiations were late 19th-century diplomatic talks between Britain and Germany that redefined their competing imperial claims in Africa and the North Sea, culminating in agreements such as the Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty.
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A.
British Ultimatum of 1890
The British Ultimatum of 1890 was a diplomatic demand by the United Kingdom that forced Portugal to abandon its colonial ambitions of linking Angola and Mozambique in southern Africa, triggering a major political crisis and nationalist backlash in Portugal.
-
B.
The Diplomacy of Imperialism, 1890–1902
The Diplomacy of Imperialism, 1890–1902 is a seminal historical study analyzing the international rivalries and expansionist policies of the great powers during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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C.
Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890
chosen
The Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890 was an agreement between the German Empire and the United Kingdom that redefined their colonial spheres of influence in Africa, notably granting Germany control of Heligoland in exchange for recognizing British dominance in Zanzibar and other territories.
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D.
Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was a 1904 series of agreements that marked a historic diplomatic rapprochement between Britain and France, helping to reshape European alliances before World War I.
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E.
Anglo-French Declaration of 1899
The Anglo-French Declaration of 1899 was a diplomatic agreement between Britain and France that settled their rival colonial claims in Africa, particularly in the Nile and Sudan regions, following the Fashoda Incident.
- F. None of above.
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_69d7bdf52b94819096d6f0ba4ab50a98 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d96faf9ae481908265e198f917d1e6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f68ed6cc9c8190aa66075505b42ec0 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f69277d3d88190abce800c01a8026c |
completed | May 3, 2026, 12:10 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6938150608190a61206cefa3eca1e |
completed | May 3, 2026, 12:14 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:34 p.m.