Triple
T14927343
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean |
E372165
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCenter |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Sofala |
E504150
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Sofala | Statement: [Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean, hasCenter, Sofala]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sofala Context triple: [Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean, hasCenter, Sofala]
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A.
Sofala
chosen
Sofala is a historic coastal city in present-day Mozambique that served as a key Swahili and Indian Ocean trading port, especially for gold, from the medieval period onward.
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B.
Mambasa
Mambasa is a town and administrative center located in the forested Ituri region of northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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C.
Negombo
Negombo is a coastal city in western Sri Lanka known historically as a strategic colonial port and today for its fishing industry and beach tourism.
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D.
Vilankulo
Vilankulo is a coastal town in southern Mozambique known as the main gateway to the nearby Bazaruto Archipelago and its popular beach and marine tourism.
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E.
Msida
Msida is a coastal town and local council in central Malta known for its marina, university campus, and role as a residential and commercial hub near Valletta.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d85cc9da0c81908d583ca3f63a3908 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ded633da0c8190b39f606212e48e71 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 12:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe72c4f9c481909642efccb29f71d4 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:33 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 2:35 a.m.