Triple
T15190049
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sultanate of Zanzibar |
E362982
|
entity |
| Predicate | significantEvent |
P259
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Anglo-Zanzibar War
The Anglo-Zanzibar War was a brief 1896 military conflict between the British Empire and the Sultanate of Zanzibar, often cited as the shortest war in recorded history.
|
E1141845
|
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: Anglo-Zanzibar War | Statement: [Sultanate of Zanzibar, significantEvent, Anglo-Zanzibar War]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anglo-Zanzibar War Context triple: [Sultanate of Zanzibar, significantEvent, Anglo-Zanzibar War]
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A.
Anglo-Zulu War
The Anglo-Zulu War was an 1879 conflict in southern Africa between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom, marked by famous battles such as Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift and resulting in the eventual defeat and dismantling of the Zulu state.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
Mascate War
The Mascate War was an early 18th-century conflict in colonial Brazil between landowning planters of Olinda and merchant elites of Recife, reflecting deep economic and political tensions in the Captaincy of Pernambuco.
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E.
Anglo-Egyptian War
The Anglo-Egyptian War was an 1882 conflict in which Britain intervened militarily in Egypt, defeating nationalist forces and establishing effective British control over the country.
- 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: Anglo-Zanzibar War Triple: [Sultanate of Zanzibar, significantEvent, Anglo-Zanzibar War]
Generated description
The Anglo-Zanzibar War was a brief 1896 military conflict between the British Empire and the Sultanate of Zanzibar, often cited as the shortest war in recorded history.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anglo-Zanzibar War Target entity description: The Anglo-Zanzibar War was a brief 1896 military conflict between the British Empire and the Sultanate of Zanzibar, often cited as the shortest war in recorded history.
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A.
Anglo-Zulu War
The Anglo-Zulu War was an 1879 conflict in southern Africa between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom, marked by famous battles such as Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift and resulting in the eventual defeat and dismantling of the Zulu state.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Mascate War
The Mascate War was an early 18th-century conflict in colonial Brazil between landowning planters of Olinda and merchant elites of Recife, reflecting deep economic and political tensions in the Captaincy of Pernambuco.
-
E.
Anglo-Egyptian War
The Anglo-Egyptian War was an 1882 conflict in which Britain intervened militarily in Egypt, defeating nationalist forces and establishing effective British control over the country.
- 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_69d85a09a39c81908759f23268e2d408 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e0067beedc8190abc0a94c7a38f85e |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fec89797ac819090fb68bb5f2fad5c |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:39 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fec974f39c819081dcec5c18090cf7 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:43 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69feca9d1a5c8190b0c649f83a74231b |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:48 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:10 a.m.