Triple

T3490196
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Zanzibar E73708 entity
Predicate formerCapitalOf P3417 FINISHED
Object Sultanate of Zanzibar
The Sultanate of Zanzibar was a 19th- and early 20th-century Indian Ocean island state ruled by an Omani Arab dynasty, known for its clove trade, strategic coastal position, and role in East African commerce and the slave trade.
E362982 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: Sultanate of Zanzibar | Statement: [Zanzibar, formerCapitalOf, Sultanate of Zanzibar]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sultanate of Zanzibar
Context triple: [Zanzibar, formerCapitalOf, Sultanate of Zanzibar]
  • A. Lahej Sultanate
    The Lahej Sultanate was a traditional Arab monarchy in southern Yemen that became a key constituent state within the British-influenced protectorate system and later the Federation of South Arabia.
  • B. Gwandu Emirate
    Gwandu Emirate is a historic Islamic emirate in present-day Nigeria that served as one of the key power centers and administrative divisions of the Sokoto Caliphate.
  • C. Fadhli Sultanate
    The Fadhli Sultanate was a traditional Arab sultanate in the Aden Protectorate region of southern Arabia, later incorporated into the Federation of South Arabia before becoming part of modern Yemen.
  • D. Bornu Empire
    The Bornu Empire was a powerful West African state that succeeded the Kanem Empire and dominated the Lake Chad region for centuries through trans-Saharan trade, Islamic scholarship, and military strength.
  • E. Aden Protectorate
    The Aden Protectorate was a British-controlled group of tribal states in southern Arabia that surrounded the port of Aden and served as a strategic buffer and hinterland for the Colony of Aden.
  • 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: Sultanate of Zanzibar
Triple: [Zanzibar, formerCapitalOf, Sultanate of Zanzibar]
Generated description
The Sultanate of Zanzibar was a 19th- and early 20th-century Indian Ocean island state ruled by an Omani Arab dynasty, known for its clove trade, strategic coastal position, and role in East African commerce and the slave trade.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sultanate of Zanzibar
Target entity description: The Sultanate of Zanzibar was a 19th- and early 20th-century Indian Ocean island state ruled by an Omani Arab dynasty, known for its clove trade, strategic coastal position, and role in East African commerce and the slave trade.
  • A. Lahej Sultanate
    The Lahej Sultanate was a traditional Arab monarchy in southern Yemen that became a key constituent state within the British-influenced protectorate system and later the Federation of South Arabia.
  • B. Gwandu Emirate
    Gwandu Emirate is a historic Islamic emirate in present-day Nigeria that served as one of the key power centers and administrative divisions of the Sokoto Caliphate.
  • C. Fadhli Sultanate
    The Fadhli Sultanate was a traditional Arab sultanate in the Aden Protectorate region of southern Arabia, later incorporated into the Federation of South Arabia before becoming part of modern Yemen.
  • D. Bornu Empire
    The Bornu Empire was a powerful West African state that succeeded the Kanem Empire and dominated the Lake Chad region for centuries through trans-Saharan trade, Islamic scholarship, and military strength.
  • E. Aden Protectorate
    The Aden Protectorate was a British-controlled group of tribal states in southern Arabia that surrounded the port of Aden and served as a strategic buffer and hinterland for the Colony of Aden.
  • 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_69ad85cca8d4819088494e9f3340fab5 completed March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adbb94190c8190a81eb41042e51a00 completed March 8, 2026, 6:10 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b373bb0e00819087899a394f50295d completed March 13, 2026, 2:17 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b374bb36548190acd369ccef084907 completed March 13, 2026, 2:21 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b3755597d8819081375fab35b75369 completed March 13, 2026, 2:24 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:18 p.m.