Triple

T2712573
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sokoto Caliphate E59895 entity
Predicate areaOfInfluence P9 FINISHED
Object Present-day Niger E211087 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: Present-day Niger | Statement: [Sokoto Caliphate, areaOfInfluence, Present-day Niger]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Present-day Niger
Context triple: [Sokoto Caliphate, areaOfInfluence, Present-day Niger]
  • A. Northern Niger
    Northern Niger is a sparsely populated Saharan region characterized by desert landscapes, nomadic communities, and a history of Tuareg insurgencies.
  • B. Niger
    Niger is a landlocked West African country in the Sahel region, known for its vast desert landscapes, uranium resources, and predominantly rural population.
  • C. Mali
    Mali is a landlocked West African country known for its historic trading cities like Timbuktu, rich Sahelian culture, and significant role in the ancient Mali Empire.
  • D. Republic of Niger chosen
    The Republic of Niger is a landlocked West African country known for its vast Sahara Desert landscapes, predominantly Muslim population, and economy heavily reliant on agriculture and uranium mining.
  • E. Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso
    Tenkodogo is a historic town in eastern Burkina Faso, considered one of the country’s oldest settlements and an important regional center for the Gurma people.
  • 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.