Triple
T6817167
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shire River |
E156793
|
entity |
| Predicate | passesNear |
P416
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Chikwawa
Chikwawa is a town in southern Malawi known for its proximity to the Shire River and its role as an agricultural and trading center in the Lower Shire Valley.
|
E621743
|
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: Chikwawa | Statement: [Shire River, passesNear, Chikwawa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chikwawa Context triple: [Shire River, passesNear, Chikwawa]
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A.
Lilongwe
Lilongwe is the largest city and administrative and political center of Malawi, located in the country’s central region.
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B.
Matadi
Matadi is a major port city in western Democratic Republic of the Congo, serving as the country’s principal seaport and a key gateway for trade between the Atlantic Ocean and the interior via the Congo River.
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C.
Tabora
Tabora is a historic town in western Tanzania known as a regional trade center and former hub of 19th-century caravan routes.
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D.
Manzini
Manzini is a major city in Eswatini that serves as an important commercial and transport hub of the country.
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E.
Bosambo
Bosambo is a prominent fictional African chief featured in Edgar Wallace’s "Sanders of the River" stories, known for his cunning, charisma, and complex relationship with colonial authority.
- 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: Chikwawa Triple: [Shire River, passesNear, Chikwawa]
Generated description
Chikwawa is a town in southern Malawi known for its proximity to the Shire River and its role as an agricultural and trading center in the Lower Shire Valley.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chikwawa Target entity description: Chikwawa is a town in southern Malawi known for its proximity to the Shire River and its role as an agricultural and trading center in the Lower Shire Valley.
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A.
Lilongwe
Lilongwe is the largest city and administrative and political center of Malawi, located in the country’s central region.
-
B.
Matadi
Matadi is a major port city in western Democratic Republic of the Congo, serving as the country’s principal seaport and a key gateway for trade between the Atlantic Ocean and the interior via the Congo River.
-
C.
Tabora
Tabora is a historic town in western Tanzania known as a regional trade center and former hub of 19th-century caravan routes.
-
D.
Manzini
Manzini is a major city in Eswatini that serves as an important commercial and transport hub of the country.
-
E.
Bosambo
Bosambo is a prominent fictional African chief featured in Edgar Wallace’s "Sanders of the River" stories, known for his cunning, charisma, and complex relationship with colonial authority.
- 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_69c688298a288190af3f285d57f76bbe |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d354177481908ab3cf5437c095e2 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:58 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c723e0c62c8190b3b3b092ea48d4c5 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 12:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7247806808190ac60c134cec612c8 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 12:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c72536c4808190b9012e282cf02da4 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 12:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:17 p.m.