Triple
T3241961
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mali Empire |
E67983
|
entity |
| Predicate | capital |
P234
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Niani
Niani was an important medieval West African city that served as the political and commercial center of the Mali Empire.
|
E339619
|
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: Niani | Statement: [Mali Empire, capital, Niani]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Niani Context triple: [Mali Empire, capital, Niani]
-
A.
Yassa
Yassa was the codified legal and administrative code traditionally attributed to Genghis Khan that governed the Mongol Empire and its successor states.
-
B.
Nupe
Nupe is an ethnic group and former kingdom in central Nigeria, historically known for its riverine trade, craftsmanship, and interactions with neighboring Yoruba states such as the Oyo Empire.
-
C.
Sekondi
Sekondi is a coastal city in southwestern Ghana that developed into an important commercial and transportation hub during the colonial era.
-
D.
Mandinka
Mandinka is a major Mande language spoken primarily in The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, and neighboring West African countries by the Mandinka people.
-
E.
Nimarata
Nimarata is the birth name of American politician Nikki Haley, who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and governor of South Carolina.
- 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: Niani Triple: [Mali Empire, capital, Niani]
Generated description
Niani was an important medieval West African city that served as the political and commercial center of the Mali Empire.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Niani Target entity description: Niani was an important medieval West African city that served as the political and commercial center of the Mali Empire.
-
A.
Yassa
Yassa was the codified legal and administrative code traditionally attributed to Genghis Khan that governed the Mongol Empire and its successor states.
-
B.
Nupe
Nupe is an ethnic group and former kingdom in central Nigeria, historically known for its riverine trade, craftsmanship, and interactions with neighboring Yoruba states such as the Oyo Empire.
-
C.
Sekondi
Sekondi is a coastal city in southwestern Ghana that developed into an important commercial and transportation hub during the colonial era.
-
D.
Mandinka
Mandinka is a major Mande language spoken primarily in The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, and neighboring West African countries by the Mandinka people.
-
E.
Nimarata
Nimarata is the birth name of American politician Nikki Haley, who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and governor of South Carolina.
- 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_69ad858d27348190abb61c280b4c86a9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adaef76d908190815bb456e366ee0a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b27757dff0819081a26aea52ede49d |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b27846372c8190a5c96158bf2a5ff2 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:24 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b2791ac4a08190a1cee3cfbca6e6d6 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:28 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:08 p.m.