Triple
T8437127
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sokoto River |
E199254
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedWith |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sokoto Basin
The Sokoto Basin is a large sedimentary basin in northwestern Nigeria known for its extensive Cretaceous–Tertiary rock formations and significant groundwater and mineral resources.
|
E733804
|
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: Sokoto Basin | Statement: [Sokoto River, associatedWith, Sokoto Basin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sokoto Basin Context triple: [Sokoto River, associatedWith, Sokoto Basin]
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A.
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.
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B.
North West Nigeria
North West Nigeria is a geopolitical zone of Nigeria comprising several predominantly Hausa-speaking states, known for its large population, historic emirates, and significant role in the country’s politics and agriculture.
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C.
Hadejia Emirate
Hadejia Emirate is a traditional Islamic state and historic Hausa-Fulani polity in present-day northern Nigeria that emerged as one of the constituent emirates of the Sokoto Caliphate.
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D.
Agadez Region
Agadez Region is a vast, sparsely populated administrative area in northern Niger, known for its desert landscapes, Tuareg culture, and historic trans-Saharan trade routes.
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E.
Ogoniland
Ogoniland is an oil-rich coastal region in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, known for its Ogoni inhabitants and for severe environmental degradation linked to decades of petroleum extraction.
- 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: Sokoto Basin Triple: [Sokoto River, associatedWith, Sokoto Basin]
Generated description
The Sokoto Basin is a large sedimentary basin in northwestern Nigeria known for its extensive Cretaceous–Tertiary rock formations and significant groundwater and mineral resources.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sokoto Basin Target entity description: The Sokoto Basin is a large sedimentary basin in northwestern Nigeria known for its extensive Cretaceous–Tertiary rock formations and significant groundwater and mineral resources.
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A.
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.
-
B.
North West Nigeria
North West Nigeria is a geopolitical zone of Nigeria comprising several predominantly Hausa-speaking states, known for its large population, historic emirates, and significant role in the country’s politics and agriculture.
-
C.
Hadejia Emirate
Hadejia Emirate is a traditional Islamic state and historic Hausa-Fulani polity in present-day northern Nigeria that emerged as one of the constituent emirates of the Sokoto Caliphate.
-
D.
Agadez Region
Agadez Region is a vast, sparsely populated administrative area in northern Niger, known for its desert landscapes, Tuareg culture, and historic trans-Saharan trade routes.
-
E.
Ogoniland
Ogoniland is an oil-rich coastal region in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, known for its Ogoni inhabitants and for severe environmental degradation linked to decades of petroleum extraction.
- 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_69ca8314cd6c8190a6b8c2a1096e18f3 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe13446788190ad52a4fd6e8b498a |
completed | March 31, 2026, 2:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce1d7d19608190ad3160fc00f8d4b0 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 7:40 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce1ea3aaf881909562b65cefb20089 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 7:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce1f8d748c81909b331ed822919447 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 7:49 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:08 p.m.