Triple
T18375654
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | central Mali |
E446306
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasEthnicGroup |
P1898
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Songhai |
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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: Songhai | Statement: [central Mali, hasEthnicGroup, Songhai]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Songhai Context triple: [central Mali, hasEthnicGroup, Songhai]
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A.
Songhai people
chosen
The Songhai people are a major West African ethnic group historically centered along the Niger River, renowned for founding the powerful Songhai Empire with its capitals at Gao and Timbuktu.
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B.
Songhai Empire
The Songhai Empire was a powerful and wealthy medieval West African state centered along the Niger River, renowned for its control of trans-Saharan trade and cities like Gao and Timbuktu.
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C.
Bambara Empire
The Bambara Empire was a powerful 17th–19th century West African state centered in present-day Mali, known for its military expansion, vibrant trade, and rich Bambara cultural traditions.
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D.
Mande
Mande is a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family comprising numerous related languages spoken across West Africa, particularly in countries like Mali, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.
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E.
Mandingo
Mandingo is a Mande language spoken primarily by the Mandinka people across several West African countries, including Mali, Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea.
- 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_69d8b9f370b88190b1e5081c2c238e7f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e51759353481908aa2de599fd2cf3b |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:56 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:45 a.m.