Triple
T17094330
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Northern Cameroons |
E414804
|
entity |
| Predicate | relatedColonialEntity |
P3812
|
FINISHED |
| Object | British Nigeria |
E967969
|
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: British Nigeria | Statement: [Northern Cameroons, relatedColonialEntity, British Nigeria]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Nigeria Context triple: [Northern Cameroons, relatedColonialEntity, British Nigeria]
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A.
British Nigeria
chosen
British Nigeria was a British colonial territory in West Africa that existed from the late 19th century until its independence as modern-day Nigeria in 1960.
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B.
Nigerians
Nigerians are the citizens and nationals of Nigeria, a populous and ethnically diverse West African country known for its rich cultures, languages, and influential music and film industries.
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C.
Nigerian
Nigerian refers to a person from Nigeria, a West African country known for its large population, diverse ethnic groups, and significant cultural and economic influence on the continent.
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D.
South-South Nigeria
South-South Nigeria is a coastal geopolitical zone of Nigeria rich in oil and gas resources and home to the Niger Delta region.
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E.
British Protectorate of Northern Nigeria
The British Protectorate of Northern Nigeria was a colonial territory in West Africa established by Britain in the early 20th century that later became part of modern Nigeria.
- 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: relatedColonialEntity Context triple: [Northern Cameroons, relatedColonialEntity, British Nigeria]
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A.
keyColonialEntity
Indicates that an entity plays a primary or foundational role within a colonial system, structure, or enterprise.
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B.
partOfColonialEntity
Indicates that one entity is a constituent or subordinate territorial unit within a larger colonial political or administrative entity.
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C.
formerColonialEntity
Indicates that one entity was previously a colony or colonial possession of another entity.
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D.
hasColonialHistoryWith
chosen
Indicates that one entity has a historical relationship of colonization or being colonized involving the other entity.
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E.
isColonialFoundationOf
Indicates that one entity was established as a colony that later developed into or served as the origin of the other entity.
- 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_69d886cfc8e88190b05ba466edd35591 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3dbfb89348190942984037bd3bd2e |
completed | April 18, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a012eec0d5c8190806e756aae848ba2 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 1:20 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e35d67b14481909fcdbdeaa5c34785 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 10:31 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:35 a.m.