Triple
T14209541
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | King Béhanzin |
E352190
|
entity |
| Predicate | opponent |
P437
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
French colonial army
The French colonial army was the military force used by France to conquer, control, and police its overseas colonies, particularly in Africa and Asia, during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
|
E171821
|
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: French colonial army | Statement: [King Béhanzin, opponent, French colonial army]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French colonial army Context triple: [King Béhanzin, opponent, French colonial army]
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A.
French colonial forces
French colonial forces were military units composed of French troops and allied Indigenous warriors that carried out campaigns and raids in North America and other French colonies during the era of European imperial expansion.
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B.
Tirailleurs malgaches
The Tirailleurs malgaches were colonial infantry units recruited from Madagascar that served in the French Army, particularly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including both World Wars.
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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.
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D.
French Foreign Legion
The French Foreign Legion is an elite military unit of the French Army composed of foreign volunteers, renowned for its rigorous training, strict discipline, and deployment in some of France’s most demanding overseas and combat operations.
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E.
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.
- 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: French colonial army Triple: [King Béhanzin, opponent, French colonial army]
Generated description
The French colonial army was the military force used by France to conquer, control, and police its overseas colonies, particularly in Africa and Asia, during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French colonial army Target entity description: The French colonial army was the military force used by France to conquer, control, and police its overseas colonies, particularly in Africa and Asia, during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
-
A.
French colonial forces
French colonial forces were military units composed of French troops and allied Indigenous warriors that carried out campaigns and raids in North America and other French colonies during the era of European imperial expansion.
-
B.
Tirailleurs malgaches
The Tirailleurs malgaches were colonial infantry units recruited from Madagascar that served in the French Army, particularly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including both World Wars.
-
C.
French Army of Africa
chosen
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.
French Foreign Legion
The French Foreign Legion is an elite military unit of the French Army composed of foreign volunteers, renowned for its rigorous training, strict discipline, and deployment in some of France’s most demanding overseas and combat operations.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69d8278a06e481908b5d6af0a8afe737 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de61fa8d24819092a8ec5d34c1c799 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 3:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd19557f908190abb3dc116676f215 |
completed | May 7, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd1b198c6c81909b71a51a39711754 |
completed | May 7, 2026, 11:07 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd1bb585448190bc3393304980b808 |
completed | May 7, 2026, 11:09 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:05 a.m.