Triple
T14797673
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Colony of Dahomey |
E347821
|
entity |
| Predicate | borderedBy |
P224
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Colony of French Sudan
The Colony of French Sudan was a former French colonial territory in West Africa that largely corresponds to present-day Mali.
|
E1121153
|
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: Colony of French Sudan | Statement: [Colony of Dahomey, borderedBy, Colony of French Sudan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colony of French Sudan Context triple: [Colony of Dahomey, borderedBy, Colony of French Sudan]
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A.
French West Africa
French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa that served as a major political and military base for France, especially during both World Wars.
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B.
Kingdom of Kouandé
The Kingdom of Kouandé was a precolonial Bariba state located in what is now northern Benin, known for its regional political and cultural influence.
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C.
Colony of Dahomey
The Colony of Dahomey was a French colonial territory in West Africa that later became the independent nation of Benin.
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D.
Toucouleur Empire
The Toucouleur Empire was a 19th-century West African Islamic state founded by the reformer and conqueror El Hadj Umar Tall, encompassing large parts of present-day Mali, Senegal, and Guinea.
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E.
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.
- 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: Colony of French Sudan Triple: [Colony of Dahomey, borderedBy, Colony of French Sudan]
Generated description
The Colony of French Sudan was a former French colonial territory in West Africa that largely corresponds to present-day Mali.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colony of French Sudan Target entity description: The Colony of French Sudan was a former French colonial territory in West Africa that largely corresponds to present-day Mali.
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A.
French West Africa
French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa that served as a major political and military base for France, especially during both World Wars.
-
B.
Kingdom of Kouandé
The Kingdom of Kouandé was a precolonial Bariba state located in what is now northern Benin, known for its regional political and cultural influence.
-
C.
Colony of Dahomey
The Colony of Dahomey was a French colonial territory in West Africa that later became the independent nation of Benin.
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D.
Toucouleur Empire
The Toucouleur Empire was a 19th-century West African Islamic state founded by the reformer and conqueror El Hadj Umar Tall, encompassing large parts of present-day Mali, Senegal, and Guinea.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69d822ea8b7c819097dfadf3d45545e6 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69decd6131f08190885f1d27b4bfac7a |
completed | April 14, 2026, 11:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe24c0beb0819081a124479a849bb6 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 6 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fe2c102f8c8190b9ed567fd2946ed2 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 6:31 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fe2d898ae08190be30b5a12937a6a4 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 6:38 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:31 a.m.