Triple

T499938
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Algiers E10377 entity
Predicate wasColonialCapitalOf P14423 FINISHED
Object French Algeria
French Algeria was a former French colonial territory in North Africa that existed from 1830 to 1962, encompassing much of present-day Algeria and serving as an integral part of France rather than a typical overseas colony.
E62629 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: French Algeria | Statement: [Algiers, wasColonialCapitalOf, French Algeria]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French Algeria
Context triple: [Algiers, wasColonialCapitalOf, French Algeria]
  • A. French North Africa
    French North Africa was the group of French colonial territories in the Maghreb, primarily Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco, that played a key strategic and military role for France during the 19th and 20th centuries, including World War II.
  • B. French Morocco
    French Morocco was a French protectorate in North Africa (1912–1956) that encompassed much of present-day Morocco and served as a key colonial administrative and economic center for France.
  • C. Algeria
    Algeria is a large North African country on the Mediterranean coast, known for its vast Sahara Desert regions, rich history, and significant role in both colonial and post-colonial geopolitics.
  • D. French West Africa
    French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa that served as a major political and military base for France, especially during both World Wars.
  • E. French Union
    The French Union was a political entity established after World War II to reorganize France’s relationship with its colonies and overseas territories within a quasi-federal framework.
  • 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: French Algeria
Triple: [Algiers, wasColonialCapitalOf, French Algeria]
Generated description
French Algeria was a former French colonial territory in North Africa that existed from 1830 to 1962, encompassing much of present-day Algeria and serving as an integral part of France rather than a typical overseas colony.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French Algeria
Target entity description: French Algeria was a former French colonial territory in North Africa that existed from 1830 to 1962, encompassing much of present-day Algeria and serving as an integral part of France rather than a typical overseas colony.
  • A. French North Africa
    French North Africa was the group of French colonial territories in the Maghreb, primarily Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco, that played a key strategic and military role for France during the 19th and 20th centuries, including World War II.
  • B. French Morocco
    French Morocco was a French protectorate in North Africa (1912–1956) that encompassed much of present-day Morocco and served as a key colonial administrative and economic center for France.
  • C. Algeria
    Algeria is a large North African country on the Mediterranean coast, known for its vast Sahara Desert regions, rich history, and significant role in both colonial and post-colonial geopolitics.
  • D. French West Africa
    French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa that served as a major political and military base for France, especially during both World Wars.
  • E. French Union
    The French Union was a political entity established after World War II to reorganize France’s relationship with its colonies and overseas territories within a quasi-federal framework.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: wasColonialCapitalOf
Context triple: [Algiers, wasColonialCapitalOf, French Algeria]
  • A. wasColonialPower
    Indicates that one entity historically exercised colonial control or dominance over another entity.
  • B. wasStateCapitalOf
    Indicates that a city previously served as the official capital of a specified state or equivalent political region.
  • C. wasDeFactoCapitalOf
    Indicates that a place functioned in practice as the capital of a political entity, even if it was not officially designated as such.
  • D. wasFirstCapitalOf
    Indicates that one place previously served as the earliest or original capital city of another political or administrative entity.
  • E. formerColonyEstablishedIn
    Indicates that a former colony was originally established in a specified year or time period.
  • 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_69a2e847df8481909239ec08ccf1e376 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2f13096248190a622a58dcf540b00 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:44 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a48543f1948190b710628bf53cdf01 completed March 1, 2026, 6:28 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a48918e1d08190b2f51c0d0510ce15 completed March 1, 2026, 6:44 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a4899415108190b520b8e00fdf00ff completed March 1, 2026, 6:46 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a2edfa87cc8190a77c726a5a55b7d9 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a2eebbd70481908b462296671de67b completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:33 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.