Triple

T12872878
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Troupes coloniales E307892 entity
Predicate notableUnit P304 FINISHED
Object Tirailleurs sénégalais
The Tirailleurs sénégalais were colonial infantry units of the French Army, largely composed of West African soldiers, that played a major role in France’s military campaigns from the late 19th century through both World Wars.
E1010167 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: Tirailleurs sénégalais | Statement: [Troupes coloniales, notableUnit, Tirailleurs sénégalais]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tirailleurs sénégalais
Context triple: [Troupes coloniales, notableUnit, Tirailleurs sénégalais]
  • A. Tirailleurs algériens
    The Tirailleurs algériens were colonial infantry regiments recruited primarily from indigenous Algerian soldiers who served as light infantry in the French Army from the 19th century through World War II and beyond.
  • B. Tirailleurs tunisiens
    The Tirailleurs tunisiens were colonial infantry regiments recruited in Tunisia that served as part of the French Army, notably in major conflicts such as World War I and World War II.
  • C. French Army of Africa
    The French Army of Africa was the collective term for France’s colonial land forces in North Africa, composed largely of indigenous and European troops and active in numerous campaigns from the 19th century through World War II.
  • D. Tirailleurs marocains
    The Tirailleurs marocains were colonial infantry units recruited in Morocco that served as part of France’s Army of Africa, notably fighting in both World Wars and various colonial campaigns.
  • E. French Moroccan Goumiers
    The French Moroccan Goumiers were elite colonial mountain infantry from Morocco serving in the French Army, renowned for their rugged combat effectiveness in difficult terrain during World War II and other conflicts.
  • 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: Tirailleurs sénégalais
Triple: [Troupes coloniales, notableUnit, Tirailleurs sénégalais]
Generated description
The Tirailleurs sénégalais were colonial infantry units of the French Army, largely composed of West African soldiers, that played a major role in France’s military campaigns from the late 19th century through both World Wars.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tirailleurs sénégalais
Target entity description: The Tirailleurs sénégalais were colonial infantry units of the French Army, largely composed of West African soldiers, that played a major role in France’s military campaigns from the late 19th century through both World Wars.
  • A. Tirailleurs algériens
    The Tirailleurs algériens were colonial infantry regiments recruited primarily from indigenous Algerian soldiers who served as light infantry in the French Army from the 19th century through World War II and beyond.
  • B. Tirailleurs tunisiens
    The Tirailleurs tunisiens were colonial infantry regiments recruited in Tunisia that served as part of the French Army, notably in major conflicts such as World War I and World War II.
  • C. French Army of Africa
    The French Army of Africa was the collective term for France’s colonial land forces in North Africa, composed largely of indigenous and European troops and active in numerous campaigns from the 19th century through World War II.
  • D. Tirailleurs marocains
    The Tirailleurs marocains were colonial infantry units recruited in Morocco that served as part of France’s Army of Africa, notably fighting in both World Wars and various colonial campaigns.
  • E. French Moroccan Goumiers
    The French Moroccan Goumiers were elite colonial mountain infantry from Morocco serving in the French Army, renowned for their rugged combat effectiveness in difficult terrain during World War II and other conflicts.
  • 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_69d7bdf69bc48190af6c2621f28ca351 completed April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d970f87aa48190a7234424a6badef0 completed April 10, 2026, 9:51 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6a55161a881908d767653c17d3acc completed May 3, 2026, 1:30 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6a772f3248190b18a2bda51ef4b65 completed May 3, 2026, 1:40 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6a869e1908190bdc34fbadd226282 completed May 3, 2026, 1:44 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:38 p.m.