Triple

T3242000
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mali Empire E67983 entity
Predicate educationalCenter P25000 FINISHED
Object Sankore University
Sankore University was a renowned medieval Islamic center of learning in Timbuktu, famed for its scholars, vast manuscript collections, and influence across West Africa.
E339622 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: Sankore University | Statement: [Mali Empire, educationalCenter, Sankore University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sankore University
Context triple: [Mali Empire, educationalCenter, Sankore University]
  • A. Al-Qarawiyyin University
    Al-Qarawiyyin University is a historic center of Islamic learning in Fez, Morocco, often regarded as one of the oldest continuously operating universities in the world.
  • B. Saffarin Madrasa
    Saffarin Madrasa is a historic Islamic educational institution in Fez, Morocco, renowned as one of the city’s oldest madrasas and an important example of Marinid-era architecture.
  • C. Cheikh Anta Diop University
    Cheikh Anta Diop University is a major public research university in Senegal and one of West Africa’s leading centers of higher education.
  • D. Ibn Zohr University
    Ibn Zohr University is a public higher education institution in Agadir, Morocco, known for serving the southern regions of the country with a wide range of academic programs and research activities.
  • E. Al-Azhar University
    Al-Azhar University is one of the world’s oldest and most influential centers of Islamic learning and higher education, located in Cairo, Egypt.
  • 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: Sankore University
Triple: [Mali Empire, educationalCenter, Sankore University]
Generated description
Sankore University was a renowned medieval Islamic center of learning in Timbuktu, famed for its scholars, vast manuscript collections, and influence across West Africa.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sankore University
Target entity description: Sankore University was a renowned medieval Islamic center of learning in Timbuktu, famed for its scholars, vast manuscript collections, and influence across West Africa.
  • A. Al-Qarawiyyin University
    Al-Qarawiyyin University is a historic center of Islamic learning in Fez, Morocco, often regarded as one of the oldest continuously operating universities in the world.
  • B. Saffarin Madrasa
    Saffarin Madrasa is a historic Islamic educational institution in Fez, Morocco, renowned as one of the city’s oldest madrasas and an important example of Marinid-era architecture.
  • C. Cheikh Anta Diop University
    Cheikh Anta Diop University is a major public research university in Senegal and one of West Africa’s leading centers of higher education.
  • D. Ibn Zohr University
    Ibn Zohr University is a public higher education institution in Agadir, Morocco, known for serving the southern regions of the country with a wide range of academic programs and research activities.
  • E. Al-Azhar University
    Al-Azhar University is one of the world’s oldest and most influential centers of Islamic learning and higher education, located in Cairo, Egypt.
  • 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.