Triple
T2712569
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sokoto Caliphate |
E59895
|
entity |
| Predicate | precededBy |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state)
The Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) was a powerful and long-standing Hausa kingdom centered on the city of Kano in what is now northern Nigeria, known for its thriving trans-Saharan trade, Islamic scholarship, and sophisticated urban culture before its incorporation into the Sokoto Caliphate.
|
E292120
|
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: Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) | Statement: [Sokoto Caliphate, precededBy, Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) Context triple: [Sokoto Caliphate, precededBy, Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state)]
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A.
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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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.
Bauchi Emirate
The Bauchi Emirate is a traditional Islamic state and historical polity in northeastern Nigeria that emerged in the 19th century as part of the Fulani-led jihadist expansion and remains an important cultural and religious authority in the region.
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D.
Katsina Emirate
Katsina Emirate is a historic Hausa-Fulani Islamic state and traditional polity centered on the city of Katsina, which played a major role in the political and commercial history of what is now northern Nigeria.
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E.
Gwandu Emirate
Gwandu Emirate is a historic Islamic emirate in present-day Nigeria that served as one of the key power centers and administrative divisions of the Sokoto Caliphate.
- 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: Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) Triple: [Sokoto Caliphate, precededBy, Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state)]
Generated description
The Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) was a powerful and long-standing Hausa kingdom centered on the city of Kano in what is now northern Nigeria, known for its thriving trans-Saharan trade, Islamic scholarship, and sophisticated urban culture before its incorporation into the Sokoto Caliphate.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) Target entity description: The Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) was a powerful and long-standing Hausa kingdom centered on the city of Kano in what is now northern Nigeria, known for its thriving trans-Saharan trade, Islamic scholarship, and sophisticated urban culture before its incorporation into the Sokoto Caliphate.
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A.
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.
-
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.
-
C.
Bauchi Emirate
The Bauchi Emirate is a traditional Islamic state and historical polity in northeastern Nigeria that emerged in the 19th century as part of the Fulani-led jihadist expansion and remains an important cultural and religious authority in the region.
-
D.
Katsina Emirate
Katsina Emirate is a historic Hausa-Fulani Islamic state and traditional polity centered on the city of Katsina, which played a major role in the political and commercial history of what is now northern Nigeria.
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E.
Gwandu Emirate
Gwandu Emirate is a historic Islamic emirate in present-day Nigeria that served as one of the key power centers and administrative divisions of the Sokoto Caliphate.
- 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_69ab4ac92a088190bc74bca14038e3de |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abda90d5a88190bcb6caefd8f2dd1b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:58 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afb68552848190ad2e615e16716fa1 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afb74d9f4c8190b6b3f568babfb7b5 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afb7c2b9d08190bce599c364d809b7 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:18 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:55 p.m.