Triple
T1871312
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kanuri |
E39040
|
entity |
| Predicate | historicalRegion |
P915
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bornu
Bornu was a prominent historical region in northeastern Nigeria and surrounding areas, known as the core territory of the powerful Kanem-Bornu Empire dominated by the Kanuri people.
|
E208970
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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 | Statement: [Kanuri, historicalRegion, Bornu]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bornu Context triple: [Kanuri, historicalRegion, Bornu]
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A.
Kassala
Kassala is a city in eastern Sudan near the Eritrean border, known as a regional trade center and for its striking granite hills and cultural diversity.
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B.
Maroua
Maroua is a prominent city in northern Cameroon known as a regional commercial and cultural center near the Sahel.
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C.
Nasar
Nasar is a surname most notably associated with Sylvia Nasar, the economist and author of "A Beautiful Mind."
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D.
Sennar State
Sennar State is a region in southeastern Sudan known for its agricultural economy and historical significance as part of the former Funj Sultanate.
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E.
Garki
Garki is a prominent administrative and commercial district in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, housing numerous government offices, businesses, and residential areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Bornu Triple: [Kanuri, historicalRegion, Bornu]
Generated description
Bornu was a prominent historical region in northeastern Nigeria and surrounding areas, known as the core territory of the powerful Kanem-Bornu Empire dominated by the Kanuri people.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bornu Target entity description: Bornu was a prominent historical region in northeastern Nigeria and surrounding areas, known as the core territory of the powerful Kanem-Bornu Empire dominated by the Kanuri people.
-
A.
Kassala
Kassala is a city in eastern Sudan near the Eritrean border, known as a regional trade center and for its striking granite hills and cultural diversity.
-
B.
Maroua
Maroua is a prominent city in northern Cameroon known as a regional commercial and cultural center near the Sahel.
-
C.
Nasar
Nasar is a surname most notably associated with Sylvia Nasar, the economist and author of "A Beautiful Mind."
-
D.
Sennar State
Sennar State is a region in southeastern Sudan known for its agricultural economy and historical significance as part of the former Funj Sultanate.
-
E.
Garki
Garki is a prominent administrative and commercial district in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, housing numerous government offices, businesses, and residential areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69abb0ba90e08190b990875d6e8e7e4a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:59 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69add1dd2d748190976277ac25f938ee |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:45 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69add4628ed081908ea939b95e005299 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69add4e97dd08190a091d3d265b39138 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:58 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:34 p.m.