Triple
T3329483
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kingdom of Dahomey |
E69998
|
entity |
| Predicate | successorState |
P3025
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Colony of Dahomey
The Colony of Dahomey was a French colonial territory in West Africa that later became the independent nation of Benin.
|
E347821
|
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: Colony of Dahomey | Statement: [Kingdom of Dahomey, successorState, Colony of Dahomey]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colony of Dahomey Context triple: [Kingdom of Dahomey, successorState, Colony of Dahomey]
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A.
Kingdom of Dahomey
The Kingdom of Dahomey was a powerful precolonial West African state known for its centralized monarchy, extensive involvement in the Atlantic slave trade, and elite corps of women warriors often called the Dahomey Amazons.
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B.
Kingdom of Benin
The Kingdom of Benin was a powerful pre-colonial West African state centered in what is now southern Nigeria, renowned for its sophisticated political organization, monumental earthworks, and highly skilled bronze and ivory art.
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C.
Fante Confederacy
The Fante Confederacy was a 19th-century alliance of Fante states on the Gold Coast that played a major role in regional politics and resistance to both Ashanti expansion and European colonial influence.
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D.
Ashanti Empire
The Ashanti Empire was a powerful pre-colonial West African state centered in present-day Ghana, renowned for its military strength, wealth from gold, and sophisticated political and cultural institutions.
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E.
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.
- 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: Colony of Dahomey Triple: [Kingdom of Dahomey, successorState, Colony of Dahomey]
Generated description
The Colony of Dahomey was a French colonial territory in West Africa that later became the independent nation of Benin.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colony of Dahomey Target entity description: The Colony of Dahomey was a French colonial territory in West Africa that later became the independent nation of Benin.
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A.
Kingdom of Dahomey
The Kingdom of Dahomey was a powerful precolonial West African state known for its centralized monarchy, extensive involvement in the Atlantic slave trade, and elite corps of women warriors often called the Dahomey Amazons.
-
B.
Kingdom of Benin
The Kingdom of Benin was a powerful pre-colonial West African state centered in what is now southern Nigeria, renowned for its sophisticated political organization, monumental earthworks, and highly skilled bronze and ivory art.
-
C.
Fante Confederacy
The Fante Confederacy was a 19th-century alliance of Fante states on the Gold Coast that played a major role in regional politics and resistance to both Ashanti expansion and European colonial influence.
-
D.
Ashanti Empire
The Ashanti Empire was a powerful pre-colonial West African state centered in present-day Ghana, renowned for its military strength, wealth from gold, and sophisticated political and cultural institutions.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69ad85a24f208190bcf83131bfed3521 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb171ee0881908642504ab0ac8329 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b31a810e2c8190bfc206bdeb1ac5b8 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 7:56 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b31c37f3a08190823c32e8f933ce82 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b31caa4e188190b4dfd613fdaebdb6 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:12 p.m.