Triple
T12829469
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890 |
E306745
|
entity |
| Predicate | definedBoundaryRegion |
P27400
|
FINISHED |
| Object | East Africa |
E21665
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: East Africa | Statement: [Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890, definedBoundaryRegion, East Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: East Africa Context triple: [Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890, definedBoundaryRegion, East Africa]
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A.
East Africa
chosen
East Africa is a region on the eastern side of the African continent, known for its diverse cultures, significant wildlife and safari tourism, and countries such as Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Ethiopia.
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B.
East Africa and Southern Africa
East Africa and Southern Africa is a broad geographic region of the African continent encompassing countries along the eastern seaboard and the southern tip, known for its diverse cultures, landscapes, and wildlife.
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C.
Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa is a peninsula in Northeast Africa that juts into the Arabian Sea and is known for countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti, serving as a strategic and cultural crossroads between Africa and the Arab world.
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D.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is the geographically expansive and culturally diverse region of Africa located south of the Sahara Desert, encompassing dozens of countries with rapidly growing populations and economies.
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E.
southeastern Africa
Southeastern Africa is a subregion of the African continent encompassing countries along the continent’s southeastern coast and interior, including parts of Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and neighboring states.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: definedBoundaryRegion Context triple: [Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890, definedBoundaryRegion, East Africa]
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A.
innerBoundaryRegion
Indicates that one region serves as the inner boundary or enclosed area within another region or geometric entity.
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B.
borderRegionOf
Indicates that one region lies along, touches, or forms part of the boundary of another region.
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C.
borderRegion
Indicates a region that lies along or near the boundary separating two distinct geographic or political areas.
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D.
boundaryReviewRegion
Indicates that a specified region is under consideration or subject to evaluation in a boundary review process.
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E.
definesRegionAs
chosen
Indicates that one entity specifies or designates another entity as a particular region or regional scope.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69d9714208f881908f7f8a921362909a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f68ed6cc9c8190aa66075505b42ec0 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:55 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69d96fa08cd481909a946046ba63809f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:46 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:34 p.m.