Triple
T831151
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Scramble for Africa |
E17967
|
entity |
| Predicate | involves |
P1256
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Zulu Kingdom |
E24606
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Zulu Kingdom | Statement: [Scramble for Africa, involves, Zulu Kingdom]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zulu Kingdom Context triple: [Scramble for Africa, involves, Zulu Kingdom]
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A.
Zulu Kingdom
chosen
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
Ashanti Empire
The Ashanti Empire was a powerful pre-colonial West African state centered in present-day Ghana, renowned for its military strength, wealth from gold, and sophisticated political and cultural institutions.
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D.
Kingdom of Dahomey
The Kingdom of Dahomey was a powerful precolonial West African state known for its centralized monarchy, extensive involvement in the Atlantic slave trade, and elite corps of women warriors often called the Dahomey Amazons.
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E.
Kingdom of Benin
The Kingdom of Benin was a powerful pre-colonial West African state centered in what is now southern Nigeria, renowned for its sophisticated political organization, monumental earthworks, and highly skilled bronze and ivory art.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a4937c9c188190aaa216f6b466f452 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4abb4be948190ae757df85bdc40e4 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a76d9991488190808adb29d3ad6273 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 11:24 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.