Triple
T2749961
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | French Empire |
E60959
|
entity |
| Predicate | continentColonized |
P14189
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Africa |
E1402
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Africa | Statement: [French Empire, continentColonized, Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Africa Context triple: [French Empire, continentColonized, Africa]
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A.
Africa
chosen
Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent, known for its vast cultural diversity, rich natural resources, and significant historical and ecological importance.
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B.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is the geographically expansive and culturally diverse region of Africa located south of the Sahara Desert, encompassing dozens of countries with rapidly growing populations and economies.
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C.
West Africa
West Africa is a region on the western coast of the African continent, historically significant for its role in trans-Saharan and Atlantic trade, diverse cultures and languages, and complex precolonial and colonial histories.
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D.
East Africa
East Africa is a region on the eastern side of the African continent, known for its diverse cultures, significant wildlife and safari tourism, and countries such as Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Ethiopia.
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E.
Southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, encompassing countries such as South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, and others, known for its diverse landscapes, wildlife, and cultural heritage.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: continentColonized Context triple: [French Empire, continentColonized, Africa]
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A.
colonized
chosen
Indicates that one entity established control over and settled in the territory of another entity, often imposing its own systems, structures, or population there.
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B.
isColonialFoundationOf
Indicates that one entity was established as a colony that later developed into or served as the origin of the other entity.
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C.
continentInvolved
Indicates that a particular continent participates in, is affected by, or plays a role in a specified event, process, or relationship.
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D.
hasColonialHistoryWith
Indicates that one entity has a historical relationship of colonization or being colonized involving the other entity.
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E.
continentalPortion
Indicates that one entity represents the part or portion of a continent to which the other entity belongs or is associated.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69ab4b79846081909096725374d65ce9 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdb52b1d48190b6ab511cc8834a14 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:01 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afc6200bd08190bd1d9fd3046fca00 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:20 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69abd82d005c81908a1ac7a1313c6d88 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:56 p.m.