Triple
T2712571
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sokoto Caliphate |
E59895
|
entity |
| Predicate | followedBy |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object | British Nigeria |
E60432
|
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: British Nigeria | Statement: [Sokoto Caliphate, followedBy, British Nigeria]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Nigeria Context triple: [Sokoto Caliphate, followedBy, British Nigeria]
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A.
Nigerian
Nigerian refers to a person from Nigeria, a West African country known for its large population, diverse ethnic groups, and significant cultural and economic influence on the continent.
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B.
British West Africa
British West Africa was a collective term for Britain’s colonial territories in West Africa, including colonies such as Nigeria, the Gold Coast (Ghana), Sierra Leone, and the Gambia.
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C.
Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
chosen
The Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was a British colonial entity in West Africa that unified several previously separate territories into what later became the modern nation-state of Nigeria.
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D.
Nigeria
Nigeria is a populous West African country known for its diverse ethnic groups, rich cultural heritage, and status as Africa’s largest economy and oil producer.
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E.
Igbo people
The Igbo people are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa, known for their rich cultural traditions, entrepreneurial spirit, and historical presence primarily in southeastern Nigeria.
- 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_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_69afaf83e37c8190b7a7815f8acf3a4b |
completed | March 10, 2026, 5:43 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:55 p.m.