Triple
T3053820
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria |
E60432
|
entity |
| Predicate | includedRegion |
P285
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Lagos Colony
Lagos Colony was a British colonial territory centered on the port city of Lagos, which later became a key component of modern Nigeria.
|
E324019
|
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: Lagos Colony | Statement: [Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, includedRegion, Lagos Colony]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lagos Colony Context triple: [Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, includedRegion, Lagos Colony]
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A.
Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
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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B.
Dutch Gold Coast
The Dutch Gold Coast was a former colonial territory of the Netherlands on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, centered on a network of coastal forts and trading posts involved in the Atlantic slave trade and commerce in gold and other goods.
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C.
Colony of Natal
The Colony of Natal was a British colonial territory in southeastern Africa, centered on the port of Durban, that existed from the mid-19th century until it became part of the Union of South Africa in 1910.
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D.
Cape Colony
Cape Colony was a former European settlement and strategic refreshment station at the southern tip of Africa that developed into a key hub of trade, migration, and colonial expansion.
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E.
British Gold Coast
The British Gold Coast was a former British colony in West Africa, centered in present-day Ghana, that served as a major hub for trade and colonial administration until its independence as Ghana in 1957.
- 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: Lagos Colony Triple: [Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, includedRegion, Lagos Colony]
Generated description
Lagos Colony was a British colonial territory centered on the port city of Lagos, which later became a key component of modern Nigeria.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lagos Colony Target entity description: Lagos Colony was a British colonial territory centered on the port city of Lagos, which later became a key component of modern Nigeria.
-
A.
Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
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.
-
B.
Dutch Gold Coast
The Dutch Gold Coast was a former colonial territory of the Netherlands on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, centered on a network of coastal forts and trading posts involved in the Atlantic slave trade and commerce in gold and other goods.
-
C.
Colony of Natal
The Colony of Natal was a British colonial territory in southeastern Africa, centered on the port of Durban, that existed from the mid-19th century until it became part of the Union of South Africa in 1910.
-
D.
Cape Colony
Cape Colony was a former European settlement and strategic refreshment station at the southern tip of Africa that developed into a key hub of trade, migration, and colonial expansion.
-
E.
British Gold Coast
The British Gold Coast was a former British colony in West Africa, centered in present-day Ghana, that served as a major hub for trade and colonial administration until its independence as Ghana in 1957.
- 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_69ad8578137c81908259dcb27c7d6d7c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad9bf51b5081908ce355a76cfa9e3c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b1f8724bd481909ea8c71e92801096 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 11:19 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b1f908ee3081909126bc3797658fca |
completed | March 11, 2026, 11:21 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b1f99f7aec8190bb35ef4ddf64735c |
completed | March 11, 2026, 11:24 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:01 p.m.