Triple
T1871327
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kanuri |
E39040
|
entity |
| Predicate | historicalState |
P4711
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Bornu Empire |
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: Bornu Empire | Statement: [Kanuri, historicalState, Bornu Empire]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bornu Empire Context triple: [Kanuri, 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.
Zazzau Emirate
Zazzau Emirate is a historic Hausa kingdom and traditional emirate centered on the city of Zaria, known for its role as a major political and commercial hub in precolonial northern Nigeria.
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C.
Sokoto Caliphate
The Sokoto Caliphate was a powerful 19th-century Islamic empire in West Africa that became a major center of Islamic learning, governance, and trade.
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D.
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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E.
Wolof Empire
The Wolof Empire was a powerful medieval West African state centered in what is now Senegal, known for its complex political organization, control of regional trade routes, and influential role in the spread of Islam and Wolof culture.
- 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_69abb0ba90e08190b990875d6e8e7e4a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:59 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae030a0d3081908641c4a40e5b7700 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:15 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:34 p.m.