Triple
T9351554
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shilluk |
E225029
|
entity |
| Predicate | ethnographicRegion |
P1968
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nilotic Sudan
Nilotic Sudan is a cultural and historical region of South Sudan and surrounding areas characterized by the presence of Nilotic-speaking peoples and their riverine, cattle-herding societies.
|
E793154
|
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: Nilotic Sudan | Statement: [Shilluk, ethnographicRegion, Nilotic Sudan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nilotic Sudan Context triple: [Shilluk, ethnographicRegion, Nilotic Sudan]
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A.
eastern Sudan
Eastern Sudan is a region of Sudan along the Red Sea coast, known for its strategic port city of Port Sudan and its ethnically diverse, largely arid landscapes.
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B.
Central Sudan
Central Sudan is a historical region in north-central Africa encompassing parts of modern-day northern Nigeria and surrounding areas, known for its precolonial emirates and trans-Saharan trade networks.
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C.
Northern Sudan
Northern Sudan is the predominantly Arab and Muslim region of Sudan that historically formed the political and economic center of the country and was a primary party in Sudan’s north–south conflicts.
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D.
Shilluk
The Shilluk are a Nilotic ethnic group of South Sudan known for their historical kingdom along the White Nile and rich oral traditions.
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E.
Darfur region
The Darfur region is a conflict-affected area in western Sudan known for its ethnic diversity, humanitarian crises, and international peacekeeping interventions.
- 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: Nilotic Sudan Triple: [Shilluk, ethnographicRegion, Nilotic Sudan]
Generated description
Nilotic Sudan is a cultural and historical region of South Sudan and surrounding areas characterized by the presence of Nilotic-speaking peoples and their riverine, cattle-herding societies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nilotic Sudan Target entity description: Nilotic Sudan is a cultural and historical region of South Sudan and surrounding areas characterized by the presence of Nilotic-speaking peoples and their riverine, cattle-herding societies.
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A.
eastern Sudan
Eastern Sudan is a region of Sudan along the Red Sea coast, known for its strategic port city of Port Sudan and its ethnically diverse, largely arid landscapes.
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B.
Central Sudan
Central Sudan is a historical region in north-central Africa encompassing parts of modern-day northern Nigeria and surrounding areas, known for its precolonial emirates and trans-Saharan trade networks.
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C.
Northern Sudan
Northern Sudan is the predominantly Arab and Muslim region of Sudan that historically formed the political and economic center of the country and was a primary party in Sudan’s north–south conflicts.
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D.
Shilluk
The Shilluk are a Nilotic ethnic group of South Sudan known for their historical kingdom along the White Nile and rich oral traditions.
-
E.
Darfur region
The Darfur region is a conflict-affected area in western Sudan known for its ethnic diversity, humanitarian crises, and international peacekeeping interventions.
- 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_69ca842abfd48190949d71c3b86eeba8 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd4f93a9848190ad2ae24f2aa607d2 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 5:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d0e445c5308190be122215c92fd03d |
completed | April 4, 2026, 10:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d0e5752a38819089b23ac52f0a6a39 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 10:18 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d0e64cb4dc81908cef7d729d9cfb4d |
completed | April 4, 2026, 10:22 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:41 p.m.