Triple
T20534226
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sofala |
E504150
|
entity |
| Predicate | tradedWith |
P2914
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Arab merchants |
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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: Arab merchants | Statement: [Sofala, tradedWith, Arab merchants]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arab merchants Context triple: [Sofala, tradedWith, Arab merchants]
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A.
Arab merchants
chosen
Arab merchants were influential traders from the Arabian Peninsula who played a central role in connecting Africa, Asia, and Europe through long-distance maritime and overland commerce.
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B.
Arab-Swahili traders
Arab-Swahili traders were coastal East African merchant communities, largely Muslim and Swahili-speaking, who dominated Indian Ocean trade networks and spread commerce, culture, and Islam into the interior of Africa.
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C.
Persian traders
Persian traders were historical merchants from Persia who played a key role in long-distance commerce and cultural exchange across the Indian Ocean and surrounding regions.
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D.
Byzantine traders
Byzantine traders were merchants from the Byzantine Empire who engaged in extensive long-distance commerce across Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean, and beyond, dealing in luxury goods, raw materials, and cultural exchange.
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E.
Nabataean merchants
Nabataean merchants were ancient Arabian traders who played a key role in regional commerce, especially in the incense and spice routes that connected Arabia with the Mediterranean world.
- 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_69e0b4b476648190bc6019622ae54d3c |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6a06df04081908fa95c6214f06093 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 9:53 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:37 a.m.