Triple
T17984017
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kanembu people |
E430178
|
entity |
| Predicate | historicalState |
P4711
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Bornu Empire |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: Bornu Empire | Statement: [Kanembu people, historicalState, Bornu Empire]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bornu Empire Context triple: [Kanembu people, historicalState, Bornu Empire]
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A.
Bornu Empire
chosen
The Bornu Empire was a powerful West African state that succeeded the Kanem Empire and dominated the Lake Chad region for centuries through trans-Saharan trade, Islamic scholarship, and military strength.
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B.
Kaabu Empire
The Kaabu Empire was a powerful Mandinka-dominated West African state that flourished from the 13th to the 19th century in the Senegambia region, known for its military strength and role in regional trade and culture.
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C.
Fika Emirate
Fika Emirate is a traditional Hausa-Fulani emirate in northeastern Nigeria centered on the historic town of Fika in Yobe State.
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D.
Sultanate of Sennar
The Sultanate of Sennar was a powerful Islamic kingdom in what is now Sudan, centered on the Blue Nile and dominant in the region from the early 16th to the 19th century.
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E.
Daura Emirate
Daura Emirate is a historic Hausa traditional state in northern Nigeria, regarded as one of the oldest Hausa kingdoms and an important center of pre-colonial political and cultural influence.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8b90364248190a37381adea932f42 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:46 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4b2992fe481908c0d2757b4de5bad |
completed | April 19, 2026, 10:46 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:23 a.m.