Triple
T14153548
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tekrur |
E350750
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sahelian kingdoms
The Sahelian kingdoms were a series of powerful, precolonial West African states that flourished along the Sahel belt through trans-Saharan trade, Islamic scholarship, and complex political systems.
|
E1084434
|
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: Sahelian kingdoms | Statement: [Tekrur, partOf, Sahelian kingdoms]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sahelian kingdoms Context triple: [Tekrur, partOf, Sahelian kingdoms]
-
A.
Bambara Empire
The Bambara Empire was a powerful 17th–19th century West African state centered in present-day Mali, known for its military expansion, vibrant trade, and rich Bambara cultural traditions.
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B.
Mali Empire
The Mali Empire was a powerful medieval West African state renowned for its wealth, trans-Saharan trade networks, and centers of Islamic learning such as Timbuktu.
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C.
Jolof Kingdoms
The Jolof Kingdoms were a group of successor Wolof states in what is now Senegal that emerged after the decline of the Jolof (Wolof) Empire and played a major role in regional politics and Atlantic trade.
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D.
Fulani Empire
The Fulani Empire was a powerful 19th-century West African Islamic state centered in what is now northern Nigeria, established through a jihad that reshaped the region’s political and religious landscape.
-
E.
Northern Songhay
Northern Songhay is a subgroup of the Songhay languages spoken in the Sahara, characterized by significant contact influence from Berber and Arabic.
- 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: Sahelian kingdoms Triple: [Tekrur, partOf, Sahelian kingdoms]
Generated description
The Sahelian kingdoms were a series of powerful, precolonial West African states that flourished along the Sahel belt through trans-Saharan trade, Islamic scholarship, and complex political systems.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sahelian kingdoms Target entity description: The Sahelian kingdoms were a series of powerful, precolonial West African states that flourished along the Sahel belt through trans-Saharan trade, Islamic scholarship, and complex political systems.
-
A.
Bambara Empire
The Bambara Empire was a powerful 17th–19th century West African state centered in present-day Mali, known for its military expansion, vibrant trade, and rich Bambara cultural traditions.
-
B.
Mali Empire
The Mali Empire was a powerful medieval West African state renowned for its wealth, trans-Saharan trade networks, and centers of Islamic learning such as Timbuktu.
-
C.
Jolof Kingdoms
The Jolof Kingdoms were a group of successor Wolof states in what is now Senegal that emerged after the decline of the Jolof (Wolof) Empire and played a major role in regional politics and Atlantic trade.
-
D.
Fulani Empire
The Fulani Empire was a powerful 19th-century West African Islamic state centered in what is now northern Nigeria, established through a jihad that reshaped the region’s political and religious landscape.
-
E.
Northern Songhay
Northern Songhay is a subgroup of the Songhay languages spoken in the Sahara, characterized by significant contact influence from Berber and Arabic.
- 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_69d8278775fc8190b0802d22ca2f495d |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de6133754881908e1e97db71772deb |
completed | April 14, 2026, 3:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fcf7ea34408190830263d7f5a88ce9 |
completed | May 7, 2026, 8:36 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd067e73708190adcb4e1c2fbf210d |
completed | May 7, 2026, 9:39 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd0c5161dc8190a923c5b00dc5b53a |
completed | May 7, 2026, 10:04 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 12:57 a.m.