Triple
T5694626
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Archibald Alexander |
E125506
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
A History of the Colonization of the Western Coast of Africa
*A History of the Colonization of the Western Coast of Africa* is a 19th-century historical work by American theologian Archibald Alexander that examines the origins, development, and implications of efforts to colonize West Africa, particularly through the American Colonization Society and the founding of Liberia.
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E541951
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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: A History of the Colonization of the Western Coast of Africa | Statement: [Archibald Alexander, notableWork, A History of the Colonization of the Western Coast of Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A History of the Colonization of the Western Coast of Africa Context triple: [Archibald Alexander, notableWork, A History of the Colonization of the Western Coast of Africa]
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A.
Dahomey and the Slave Trade
"Dahomey and the Slave Trade" is a historical study by Karl Polanyi examining the economic and social structures of the Kingdom of Dahomey in relation to the Atlantic slave trade.
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B.
The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy
The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy is an 1839 abolitionist treatise by Thomas Fowell Buxton that analyzes the transatlantic slave trade and advocates practical measures, including legitimate commerce and political action, to end it.
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C.
Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade
Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade is an influential 1788 pamphlet by former slave ship captain turned Anglican clergyman John Newton, in which he condemns and details the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade.
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D.
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African
*An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African* is an influential 18th-century abolitionist treatise by Thomas Clarkson that exposed and condemned the transatlantic slave trade.
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E.
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves is an 18th-century abolitionist tract arguing for the humane treatment and moral reform of enslaved Africans within the British Empire.
- 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: A History of the Colonization of the Western Coast of Africa Triple: [Archibald Alexander, notableWork, A History of the Colonization of the Western Coast of Africa]
Generated description
*A History of the Colonization of the Western Coast of Africa* is a 19th-century historical work by American theologian Archibald Alexander that examines the origins, development, and implications of efforts to colonize West Africa, particularly through the American Colonization Society and the founding of Liberia.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A History of the Colonization of the Western Coast of Africa Target entity description: *A History of the Colonization of the Western Coast of Africa* is a 19th-century historical work by American theologian Archibald Alexander that examines the origins, development, and implications of efforts to colonize West Africa, particularly through the American Colonization Society and the founding of Liberia.
-
A.
Dahomey and the Slave Trade
"Dahomey and the Slave Trade" is a historical study by Karl Polanyi examining the economic and social structures of the Kingdom of Dahomey in relation to the Atlantic slave trade.
-
B.
The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy
The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy is an 1839 abolitionist treatise by Thomas Fowell Buxton that analyzes the transatlantic slave trade and advocates practical measures, including legitimate commerce and political action, to end it.
-
C.
Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade
Thoughts Upon the African Slave Trade is an influential 1788 pamphlet by former slave ship captain turned Anglican clergyman John Newton, in which he condemns and details the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade.
-
D.
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African
*An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African* is an influential 18th-century abolitionist treatise by Thomas Clarkson that exposed and condemned the transatlantic slave trade.
-
E.
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves is an 18th-century abolitionist tract arguing for the humane treatment and moral reform of enslaved Africans within the British Empire.
- 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_69c0082bb19c8190823a4facd3cba79b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c02409e70081909e47f2bd4a50fa12 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c05a528a348190a7f6fd4cc3b76c92 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:08 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c05d8890148190a4f81b2c1ca70886 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:22 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c0620ee1848190935f5f78abbed7ba |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:41 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:45 p.m.