Triple
T142758
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | British Empire |
E2886
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPart |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
British East Africa
British East Africa was a region of British colonial rule in East Africa, primarily encompassing present-day Kenya and neighboring territories, administered from the late 19th to mid-20th century.
|
E11292
|
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: British East Africa | Statement: [British Empire, hasPart, British East Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British East Africa Context triple: [British Empire, hasPart, British East Africa]
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A.
French Equatorial Africa
French Equatorial Africa was a federation of French colonial territories in central Africa that served as an important political and military base for Free French forces during World War II.
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B.
Uganda
Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa known for its diverse landscapes, abundant wildlife, and location along the equator.
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C.
Kenya
Kenya is an East African country known for its diverse wildlife, scenic landscapes from savannas to highlands, and a coastline along the Indian Ocean.
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D.
Cape Colony
Cape Colony was a former European settlement and strategic refreshment station at the southern tip of Africa that developed into a key hub of trade, migration, and colonial expansion.
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E.
Tanzania
Tanzania is an East African nation known for its vast wilderness areas, including the Serengeti National Park and Mount Kilimanjaro, as well as its rich cultural diversity.
- 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: British East Africa Triple: [British Empire, hasPart, British East Africa]
Generated description
British East Africa was a region of British colonial rule in East Africa, primarily encompassing present-day Kenya and neighboring territories, administered from the late 19th to mid-20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British East Africa Target entity description: British East Africa was a region of British colonial rule in East Africa, primarily encompassing present-day Kenya and neighboring territories, administered from the late 19th to mid-20th century.
-
A.
French Equatorial Africa
French Equatorial Africa was a federation of French colonial territories in central Africa that served as an important political and military base for Free French forces during World War II.
-
B.
Uganda
Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa known for its diverse landscapes, abundant wildlife, and location along the equator.
-
C.
Kenya
chosen
Kenya is an East African country known for its diverse wildlife, scenic landscapes from savannas to highlands, and a coastline along the Indian Ocean.
-
D.
Cape Colony
Cape Colony was a former European settlement and strategic refreshment station at the southern tip of Africa that developed into a key hub of trade, migration, and colonial expansion.
-
E.
Tanzania
Tanzania is an East African nation known for its vast wilderness areas, including the Serengeti National Park and Mount Kilimanjaro, as well as its rich cultural diversity.
- 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_69a2521e35c08190b28e5c9f1e3c9b59 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a257c9cab8819095e8d9fa32c1fbc6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:49 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2fa794c808190acf50a7eb90a012a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:23 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2fae7ddac81909c3c41a2965ce637 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:25 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2fb7569908190a054bb840007a5b7 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:28 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:31 a.m.