Triple
T14718108
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Benin City walls |
E345735
|
entity |
| Predicate | partlyDestroyedDuring |
P11808
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Benin Expedition of 1897 |
E345737
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Benin Expedition of 1897 | Statement: [Benin City walls, partlyDestroyedDuring, Benin Expedition of 1897]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benin Expedition of 1897 Context triple: [Benin City walls, partlyDestroyedDuring, Benin Expedition of 1897]
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A.
Benin Expedition of 1897
chosen
The Benin Expedition of 1897 was a British punitive military campaign that led to the violent conquest and looting of the Kingdom of Benin in present-day Nigeria, resulting in the exile of its oba and the dispersal of the famed Benin Bronzes.
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B.
British-Aro War (Aro Expedition) of 1901–1902
The British-Aro War (Aro Expedition) of 1901–1902 was a colonial military campaign in southeastern Nigeria in which British forces sought to subdue the powerful Aro Confederacy and dismantle its regional influence and control over trade.
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C.
Fashoda Incident
The Fashoda Incident was an 1898 imperial confrontation between Britain and France in Sudan that nearly triggered war and symbolized the climax of their colonial rivalry in Africa.
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D.
Congo Expedition
Congo Expedition is an African rainforest-themed exhibit area at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium featuring species and habitats from the Congo Basin.
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E.
Nembe–Brass War
The Nembe–Brass War was a late 19th-century conflict in the Niger Delta between the Nembe people and the British-backed Royal Niger Company, reflecting resistance to colonial economic and political domination.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: partlyDestroyedDuring Context triple: [Benin City walls, partlyDestroyedDuring, Benin Expedition of 1897]
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A.
partiallyDestroyed
Indicates that an entity has been damaged or ruined to a significant extent but not completely destroyed.
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B.
destroyedDuring
chosen
Indicates that one entity was destroyed in the course of, or as a consequence of, a specified event or time period.
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C.
partlyDismantledBy
Indicates that an entity has been only partially taken apart, removed, or deconstructed by another agent or process.
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D.
restoredInPart
Indicates that something has been brought back to a previous or improved state, but only partially rather than fully.
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E.
partiallyRestored
Indicates that an entity has been brought back toward a previous or original state, but the restoration is incomplete or only partially achieved.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69d822e5911c8190ba589f957dbd9ba7 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69deb98688f48190b2b19ce7aa06a6db |
completed | April 14, 2026, 10:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fdfb8624bc8190b20441c2f5c4a2fa |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:04 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69de657e174481909da0437556334a04 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 4:04 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:29 a.m.