Triple

T441457
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Yoruba E10121 entity
Predicate foundedKingdom P13204 FINISHED
Object Oyo Empire
The Oyo Empire was a powerful pre-colonial West African Yoruba state known for its sophisticated political system, cavalry-based military strength, and extensive regional trade influence.
E55734 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Oyo Empire | Statement: [Yoruba, foundedKingdom, Oyo Empire]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oyo Empire
Context triple: [Yoruba, foundedKingdom, Oyo Empire]
  • A. Zulu Kingdom
    The Zulu Kingdom was a powerful 19th-century southern African monarchy known for its centralized military system, expansion under King Shaka, and major conflicts with British colonial powers.
  • B. Pala Empire
    The Pala Empire was a powerful Buddhist dynasty that ruled much of eastern and northern India, including Bengal, from the 8th to 12th centuries.
  • C. Medang Kingdom
    The Medang Kingdom was an early medieval Javanese Hindu-Buddhist polity in Central and later East Java, known for its temple complexes and role in the development of classical Javanese culture.
  • D. Kingdom of Meroë
    The Kingdom of Meroë was an ancient Nubian state centered along the Nile in what is now Sudan, renowned for its pyramids, iron production, and distinctive blend of African and Egyptian cultural traditions.
  • E. Bengal Sultanate
    The Bengal Sultanate was a medieval Islamic kingdom in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, known for its prosperous trade, rich cultural syncretism, and significant role in regional politics from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
  • 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: Oyo Empire
Triple: [Yoruba, foundedKingdom, Oyo Empire]
Generated description
The Oyo Empire was a powerful pre-colonial West African Yoruba state known for its sophisticated political system, cavalry-based military strength, and extensive regional trade influence.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oyo Empire
Target entity description: The Oyo Empire was a powerful pre-colonial West African Yoruba state known for its sophisticated political system, cavalry-based military strength, and extensive regional trade influence.
  • A. Zulu Kingdom
    The Zulu Kingdom was a powerful 19th-century southern African monarchy known for its centralized military system, expansion under King Shaka, and major conflicts with British colonial powers.
  • B. Pala Empire
    The Pala Empire was a powerful Buddhist dynasty that ruled much of eastern and northern India, including Bengal, from the 8th to 12th centuries.
  • C. Medang Kingdom
    The Medang Kingdom was an early medieval Javanese Hindu-Buddhist polity in Central and later East Java, known for its temple complexes and role in the development of classical Javanese culture.
  • D. Kingdom of Meroë
    The Kingdom of Meroë was an ancient Nubian state centered along the Nile in what is now Sudan, renowned for its pyramids, iron production, and distinctive blend of African and Egyptian cultural traditions.
  • E. Bengal Sultanate
    The Bengal Sultanate was a medieval Islamic kingdom in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, known for its prosperous trade, rich cultural syncretism, and significant role in regional politics from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: foundedKingdom
Context triple: [Yoruba, foundedKingdom, Oyo Empire]
  • A. kingdom
    Indicates that an entity is classified within a particular biological kingdom in a taxonomic hierarchy.
  • B. governedInAntiquityBy
    Indicates that one entity exercised political rule or authority over another entity during ancient or classical historical periods.
  • C. foundedAs
    Indicates the original name or form under which an organization, institution, or entity was first established.
  • D. firstMonarch
    Indicates that the subject is the first monarch (initial ruler) of the object polity or domain.
  • E. foundedAsResultOf
    Indicates that one entity was established or created as a direct consequence or outcome of another event, action, or circumstance.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69a2e8465ef481909655c681b01e2986 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ef2af84881909635ebbbb3465b1b completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a43e71ec4c8190ac1b80c01e0e83ad completed March 1, 2026, 1:26 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a43f2a7c848190b54aa6eb8e67ddaf completed March 1, 2026, 1:29 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a43fcb0da4819088f4d491592e2a5a completed March 1, 2026, 1:31 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a2eddcf50c8190bfa0d1f8ee9f604a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a2eeb9e6b0819093863959a6e5730a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:33 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.