Triple
T1871284
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti |
E39039
|
entity |
| Predicate | borderRegionOfChad |
P10768
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Kanem |
E60339
|
NE FINISHED |
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: Kanem | Statement: [Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti, borderRegionOfChad, Kanem]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kanem Context triple: [Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti, borderRegionOfChad, Kanem]
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A.
Kingdom of Meroë
The Kingdom of Meroë was an ancient Nubian state centered along the Nile in what is now Sudan, renowned for its pyramids, iron production, and distinctive blend of African and Egyptian cultural traditions.
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B.
Kingdom of Kerma
The Kingdom of Kerma was one of the earliest and most powerful Nubian states, flourishing along the Nile in what is now Sudan and serving as a major political and cultural rival to ancient Egypt.
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C.
Nubia
Nubia is a historic region along the Nile in southern Egypt and northern Sudan, renowned for its ancient civilizations, archaeological sites, and monumental temples.
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D.
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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E.
Mahdist Sudan
Mahdist Sudan was a late 19th-century Islamic state in the Sudanese region established by Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi after his revolt against Ottoman-Egyptian and British rule.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a8862f7074819096afe7fe65e179e9 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb7c376208190bbf28504f1aac881 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:29 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adeae06e5c8190b20cce9c047f6087 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:32 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:34 p.m.