Triple
T3309425
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Katsina State |
E69533
|
entity |
| Predicate | capital |
P234
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Katsina
Katsina is a historic city in northern Nigeria known as an important center of Hausa culture, Islamic scholarship, and trans-Saharan trade.
|
E66198
|
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: Katsina | Statement: [Katsina State, capital, Katsina]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Katsina Context triple: [Katsina State, capital, Katsina]
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A.
Katsina State
Katsina State is a predominantly Hausa-Fulani state in northern Nigeria known for its historic emirate, Islamic scholarship, and agriculture-based economy.
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B.
Katsina Emirate
Katsina Emirate is a historic Hausa-Fulani Islamic state and traditional polity centered on the city of Katsina, which played a major role in the political and commercial history of what is now northern Nigeria.
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C.
Kano State
Kano State is a populous and economically significant state in northern Nigeria, known for its historic city of Kano and its role as a major commercial and cultural center in the region.
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D.
Kaduna State
Kaduna State is a major administrative and economic state in northwestern Nigeria, known for its diverse population, educational institutions, and role as a political and industrial hub in the region.
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E.
Katsina-Ala
Katsina-Ala is a town and local government area in Benue State, Nigeria, serving as an important cultural and economic center for the Tiv people.
- 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: Katsina Triple: [Katsina State, capital, Katsina]
Generated description
Katsina is a historic city in northern Nigeria known as an important center of Hausa culture, Islamic scholarship, and trans-Saharan trade.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Katsina Target entity description: Katsina is a historic city in northern Nigeria known as an important center of Hausa culture, Islamic scholarship, and trans-Saharan trade.
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A.
Katsina State
Katsina State is a predominantly Hausa-Fulani state in northern Nigeria known for its historic emirate, Islamic scholarship, and agriculture-based economy.
-
B.
Katsina Emirate
chosen
Katsina Emirate is a historic Hausa-Fulani Islamic state and traditional polity centered on the city of Katsina, which played a major role in the political and commercial history of what is now northern Nigeria.
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C.
Kano State
Kano State is a populous and economically significant state in northern Nigeria, known for its historic city of Kano and its role as a major commercial and cultural center in the region.
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D.
Kaduna State
Kaduna State is a major administrative and economic state in northwestern Nigeria, known for its diverse population, educational institutions, and role as a political and industrial hub in the region.
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E.
Katsina-Ala
Katsina-Ala is a town and local government area in Benue State, Nigeria, serving as an important cultural and economic center for the Tiv people.
- F. None of above.
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_69ad859f218081909458d2cebbf57565 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb0e9f33c81909cff835a83e0a657 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c769cd39e081908624c8471b9131a1 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:40 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c76da6e9e4819097c42d5a74efb3e7 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c76e01a3fc8190b766188a0c243385 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:58 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:11 p.m.