Triple

T1871330
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kanuri E39040 entity
Predicate traditionalTitleOfRuler P11127 FINISHED
Object Mai
Mai is the traditional royal title used for rulers in Kanuri society, historically associated with the kings of the Kanem-Bornu Empire in the Lake Chad region.
E208971 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Mai | Statement: [Kanuri, traditionalTitleOfRuler, Mai]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mai
Context triple: [Kanuri, traditionalTitleOfRuler, Mai]
  • A. Mai Henry
    Mai Henry is the former wife of American businessman and sports team owner John W. Henry.
  • B. Mia
    Mia is a major fine art museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota, known for its extensive and diverse collection spanning thousands of years and cultures.
  • C. Mayami
    Mayami is a historical Native American people who lived around Lake Okeechobee in what is now southern Florida.
  • D. Shanshan
    Shanshan was an ancient oasis kingdom in the eastern Tarim Basin, known for its role as a Silk Road crossroads and its mix of Indo-European and Chinese cultural influences.
  • E. Hani
    The Hani are an ethnic minority group in China, primarily known for their terraced rice farming, distinctive traditional dress, and rich folk culture in the mountainous regions of Yunnan.
  • 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: Mai
Triple: [Kanuri, traditionalTitleOfRuler, Mai]
Generated description
Mai is the traditional royal title used for rulers in Kanuri society, historically associated with the kings of the Kanem-Bornu Empire in the Lake Chad region.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mai
Target entity description: Mai is the traditional royal title used for rulers in Kanuri society, historically associated with the kings of the Kanem-Bornu Empire in the Lake Chad region.
  • A. Mai Henry
    Mai Henry is the former wife of American businessman and sports team owner John W. Henry.
  • B. Mia
    Mia is a major fine art museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota, known for its extensive and diverse collection spanning thousands of years and cultures.
  • C. Mayami
    Mayami is a historical Native American people who lived around Lake Okeechobee in what is now southern Florida.
  • D. Shanshan
    Shanshan was an ancient oasis kingdom in the eastern Tarim Basin, known for its role as a Silk Road crossroads and its mix of Indo-European and Chinese cultural influences.
  • E. Hani
    The Hani are an ethnic minority group in China, primarily known for their terraced rice farming, distinctive traditional dress, and rich folk culture in the mountainous regions of Yunnan.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: traditionalTitleOfRuler
Context triple: [Kanuri, traditionalTitleOfRuler, Mai]
  • A. titleHeldByRulers
    Indicates that a specific title is or was borne by one or more rulers.
  • B. emperorTitle
    Indicates that one entity holds the title or rank of emperor in relation to another entity.
  • C. traditionalTitle chosen
    Indicates that an entity holds or is associated with a customary or historically established title or honorific within a cultural or social tradition.
  • D. representativeOfMonarchTitle
    Indicates that one entity serves as the official representative or holder of authority on behalf of a monarch’s title.
  • E. headOfStateTitle
    Indicates the official title held by the person who serves as the head of state of a country or political entity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69abb0f79fbc819085c54f3189a552d9 completed March 7, 2026, 5 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.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69abafe2b56c81909e13d543982e6e13 completed March 7, 2026, 4:56 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:34 p.m.