Triple

T4496120
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Battle of Konna E100699 entity
Predicate locatedIn P40 FINISHED
Object central Mali
Central Mali is a region of Mali characterized by its Sahelian landscape, diverse ethnic communities, and recent history of conflict and insurgent activity.
E446306 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: central Mali | Statement: [Battle of Konna, locatedIn, central Mali]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: central Mali
Context triple: [Battle of Konna, locatedIn, central Mali]
  • A. southwestern Mali
    Southwestern Mali is a region of Mali that includes the national capital, Bamako, and serves as an important political and economic center of the country.
  • B. Southern Niger
    Southern Niger is a predominantly Hausa-inhabited region of Niger known for its dense population, agricultural activity, and role as a cultural and economic heartland of the country.
  • C. Mali
    Mali is a landlocked West African country known for its historic trading cities like Timbuktu, rich Sahelian culture, and significant role in the ancient Mali Empire.
  • D. Casamance
    Casamance is a culturally distinct, lush coastal region in southern Senegal known for its mangrove-lined rivers, rice fields, and strong Diola and Portuguese-influenced heritage.
  • E. Timbuktu Region
    Timbuktu Region is a vast, sparsely populated administrative area in northern Mali that includes the historic city of Timbuktu and has been a focal point of conflict and counterinsurgency operations in the Sahel.
  • 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: central Mali
Triple: [Battle of Konna, locatedIn, central Mali]
Generated description
Central Mali is a region of Mali characterized by its Sahelian landscape, diverse ethnic communities, and recent history of conflict and insurgent activity.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: central Mali
Target entity description: Central Mali is a region of Mali characterized by its Sahelian landscape, diverse ethnic communities, and recent history of conflict and insurgent activity.
  • A. southwestern Mali
    Southwestern Mali is a region of Mali that includes the national capital, Bamako, and serves as an important political and economic center of the country.
  • B. Southern Niger
    Southern Niger is a predominantly Hausa-inhabited region of Niger known for its dense population, agricultural activity, and role as a cultural and economic heartland of the country.
  • C. Mali
    Mali is a landlocked West African country known for its historic trading cities like Timbuktu, rich Sahelian culture, and significant role in the ancient Mali Empire.
  • D. Casamance
    Casamance is a culturally distinct, lush coastal region in southern Senegal known for its mangrove-lined rivers, rice fields, and strong Diola and Portuguese-influenced heritage.
  • E. Timbuktu Region
    Timbuktu Region is a vast, sparsely populated administrative area in northern Mali that includes the historic city of Timbuktu and has been a focal point of conflict and counterinsurgency operations in the Sahel.
  • 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_69bd43cdf15081909a4fa2585ff63b3e completed March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd56bde14c819091d42839a46291d0 completed March 20, 2026, 2:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bd67bfb4788190b64975b1999a8d1e completed March 20, 2026, 3:29 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bd68503f1c81909742bcf0ac356e52 completed March 20, 2026, 3:31 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bd68b4681c8190abb170ccb054cd05 completed March 20, 2026, 3:33 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1 p.m.