Triple

T12829472
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890 E306745 entity
Predicate definedBoundaryRegion P27400 FINISHED
Object Togoland region
The Togoland region was a former German colonial territory in West Africa that later became divided between modern-day Ghana and Togo.
E1005755 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: Togoland region | Statement: [Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890, definedBoundaryRegion, Togoland region]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Togoland region
Context triple: [Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890, definedBoundaryRegion, Togoland region]
  • A. Togo–Ghana border region
    The Togo–Ghana border region is a transboundary area in West Africa characterized by shared river basins, including the Oti River, and a mix of cultural, linguistic, and ecological zones spanning both countries.
  • B. Prussian Gold Coast
    The Prussian Gold Coast was a short-lived 17th–18th century colonial possession of the Kingdom of Prussia on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, established mainly for trade in gold and other commodities.
  • C. Ouaddaï Region
    Ouaddaï Region is an administrative region in eastern Chad known for its historical sultanate, diverse ethnic groups, and location near the Sudanese border.
  • D. Hausaland
    Hausaland is a historical region of West Africa traditionally inhabited by the Hausa people, known for its influential city-states, trans-Saharan trade, and rich Islamic cultural heritage.
  • E. Costa d’Oiro
    Costa d’Oiro is a scenic coastal area near Lagos in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its golden cliffs, sheltered coves, and picturesque beaches.
  • 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: Togoland region
Triple: [Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890, definedBoundaryRegion, Togoland region]
Generated description
The Togoland region was a former German colonial territory in West Africa that later became divided between modern-day Ghana and Togo.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Togoland region
Target entity description: The Togoland region was a former German colonial territory in West Africa that later became divided between modern-day Ghana and Togo.
  • A. Togo–Ghana border region
    The Togo–Ghana border region is a transboundary area in West Africa characterized by shared river basins, including the Oti River, and a mix of cultural, linguistic, and ecological zones spanning both countries.
  • B. Prussian Gold Coast
    The Prussian Gold Coast was a short-lived 17th–18th century colonial possession of the Kingdom of Prussia on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, established mainly for trade in gold and other commodities.
  • C. Ouaddaï Region
    Ouaddaï Region is an administrative region in eastern Chad known for its historical sultanate, diverse ethnic groups, and location near the Sudanese border.
  • D. Hausaland
    Hausaland is a historical region of West Africa traditionally inhabited by the Hausa people, known for its influential city-states, trans-Saharan trade, and rich Islamic cultural heritage.
  • E. Costa d’Oiro
    Costa d’Oiro is a scenic coastal area near Lagos in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its golden cliffs, sheltered coves, and picturesque beaches.
  • 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_69d7bdf52b94819096d6f0ba4ab50a98 completed April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d97dc53060819090a126f15428e411 completed April 10, 2026, 10:46 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.