Triple

T3312455
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kingdom of Benin E69603 entity
Predicate fortification P22477 FINISHED
Object Benin City walls
The Benin City walls are an extensive system of earthworks and defensive walls surrounding the ancient city of Benin in present-day Nigeria, renowned as one of the largest man-made structures in precolonial Africa.
E345735 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: Benin City walls | Statement: [Kingdom of Benin, fortification, Benin City walls]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benin City walls
Context triple: [Kingdom of Benin, fortification, Benin City walls]
  • A. Lagos city walls
    The Lagos city walls are a series of historic fortifications in the coastal town of Lagos, Portugal, built and expanded over centuries to defend the settlement from maritime attacks.
  • B. Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin
    The Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin is the historic seat of the Benin monarchy and a major cultural and spiritual center renowned for its traditional architecture and rich artistic heritage.
  • C. Benin City National Museum
    Benin City National Museum is a prominent Nigerian museum renowned for its collection of Benin art and artifacts, showcasing the rich cultural heritage of the Edo people.
  • D. Benin City
    Benin City is a major urban center in southern Nigeria, historically known as the capital of the ancient Benin Kingdom and renowned for its rich cultural heritage and bronze artworks.
  • E. Abomey
    Abomey is a historic city in southern Benin that served as the capital of the powerful Kingdom of Dahomey and is renowned for its royal palaces and cultural heritage.
  • 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: Benin City walls
Triple: [Kingdom of Benin, fortification, Benin City walls]
Generated description
The Benin City walls are an extensive system of earthworks and defensive walls surrounding the ancient city of Benin in present-day Nigeria, renowned as one of the largest man-made structures in precolonial Africa.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benin City walls
Target entity description: The Benin City walls are an extensive system of earthworks and defensive walls surrounding the ancient city of Benin in present-day Nigeria, renowned as one of the largest man-made structures in precolonial Africa.
  • A. Lagos city walls
    The Lagos city walls are a series of historic fortifications in the coastal town of Lagos, Portugal, built and expanded over centuries to defend the settlement from maritime attacks.
  • B. Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin
    The Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin is the historic seat of the Benin monarchy and a major cultural and spiritual center renowned for its traditional architecture and rich artistic heritage.
  • C. Benin City National Museum
    Benin City National Museum is a prominent Nigerian museum renowned for its collection of Benin art and artifacts, showcasing the rich cultural heritage of the Edo people.
  • D. Benin City
    Benin City is a major urban center in southern Nigeria, historically known as the capital of the ancient Benin Kingdom and renowned for its rich cultural heritage and bronze artworks.
  • E. Abomey
    Abomey is a historic city in southern Benin that served as the capital of the powerful Kingdom of Dahomey and is renowned for its royal palaces and cultural heritage.
  • 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_69ad85a0bb048190a5458d2738012d61 completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb0eddf488190b7f05b3903b96d4b completed March 8, 2026, 5:25 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b2f3f3ece08190b488be792d57a653 completed March 12, 2026, 5:12 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b2fa431f4c819088c6e0afd4f2f774 completed March 12, 2026, 5:39 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b2fe1d4f9c8190a8d4f1206c551671 completed March 12, 2026, 5:55 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:11 p.m.