Triple

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).

Phrase: Portuguese expansion in North Africa | Statement: [Portuguese capture of Tangier, partOf, Portuguese expansion in North Africa]

Target entity: Portuguese expansion in North Africa
Context triple: [Portuguese capture of Tangier, partOf, Portuguese expansion in North Africa]

• A. Portuguese expansion into North Africa chosen
  Portuguese expansion into North Africa was a series of early 15th- and 16th-century military and maritime campaigns through which Portugal seized key coastal cities and fortresses across the Maghreb, laying foundations for its wider overseas empire.
• B. Portuguese capture of Tangier
  The Portuguese capture of Tangier was a 15th-century military campaign in which Portugal sought to expand its North African holdings by seizing the strategic port city of Tangier from Muslim rule.
• C. Portuguese expedition to the Red Sea
  The Portuguese expedition to the Red Sea was a 16th-century naval campaign by Portugal aimed at challenging Mamluk and Ottoman control of key Red Sea trade routes and undermining Muslim dominance over the spice trade.
• D. Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean
  Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean was a 16th-century maritime and military campaign through which Portugal established a network of fortified trading posts and naval dominance over key spice and trade routes between Africa and Asia.
• E. Conquest of Ceuta
  The Conquest of Ceuta was the 1415 Portuguese capture of the North African city of Ceuta, marking the beginning of Portugal’s overseas expansion and the wider European Age of Discovery.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.