Ottoman kuruş
E101268
The Ottoman kuruş was a historical silver coin and monetary unit of the Ottoman Empire that served as a primary currency denomination before being superseded by the Ottoman lira.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ottoman kuruş canonical | 3 |
| Turkish kuruş | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T864927 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ottoman kuruş Context triple: [Ottoman lira, replaced, Ottoman kuruş]
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A.
Ottoman lira
The Ottoman lira was the principal monetary unit of the late Ottoman Empire, used from the mid-19th century until the empire’s dissolution in the early 20th century.
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B.
Turkish lira
The Turkish lira is the official currency of Turkey, used for everyday transactions, banking, and pricing throughout the country.
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C.
Iraqi dinar
The Iraqi dinar is the official fiat currency of Iraq, issued by the Central Bank of Iraq and subdivided into 1,000 fils.
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D.
Tunisian dinar
The Tunisian dinar is the official monetary unit of Tunisia, subdivided into 1,000 millimes and used for all domestic financial transactions.
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E.
Gulden
The Gulden was a historical European gold-based coin and monetary unit used in various German states, including Hesse-Kassel, before the adoption of more modern currencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ottoman kuruş Target entity description: The Ottoman kuruş was a historical silver coin and monetary unit of the Ottoman Empire that served as a primary currency denomination before being superseded by the Ottoman lira.
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A.
Ottoman lira
The Ottoman lira was the principal monetary unit of the late Ottoman Empire, used from the mid-19th century until the empire’s dissolution in the early 20th century.
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B.
Turkish lira
The Turkish lira is the official currency of Turkey, used for everyday transactions, banking, and pricing throughout the country.
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C.
Iraqi dinar
The Iraqi dinar is the official fiat currency of Iraq, issued by the Central Bank of Iraq and subdivided into 1,000 fils.
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D.
Tunisian dinar
The Tunisian dinar is the official monetary unit of Tunisia, subdivided into 1,000 millimes and used for all domestic financial transactions.
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E.
Gulden
The Gulden was a historical European gold-based coin and monetary unit used in various German states, including Hesse-Kassel, before the adoption of more modern currencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency unit
ⓘ
silver coin ⓘ subdivision of currency ⓘ |
| category |
Ottoman currency
ⓘ
obsolete currencies ⓘ silver coins ⓘ |
| continuedAsSubdivisionAfterLira | yes ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| currencyCodeHistorical | none ⓘ |
| denominationSystem |
1 kuruş = 40 para
ⓘ
1 para = 3 akçe ⓘ |
| experienced | progressive debasement over time ⓘ |
| featuredInscription | tughra of the reigning sultan ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ottoman lira ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfUse | from late 17th century to 19th century ⓘ |
| introduced | late 17th century ⓘ |
| introducedDuringReignOf |
Sultan Ahmed II
ⓘ
Sultan Mustafa II ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ottoman Turkish ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| mintedBy | Imperial Ottoman mints ⓘ |
| mintedInCity |
Baghdad
ⓘ
Cairo ⓘ Damascus ⓘ Istanbul ⓘ |
| modernSuccessorCurrency | Turkish lira ⓘ |
| monetaryStandard | silver standard ⓘ |
| precededBy | akçe ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Ottoman lira ⓘ |
| replacedInReform |
Tanzimat
ⓘ
surface form:
Tanzimat monetary reform
|
| replacedInYear | 1844 ⓘ |
| scriptOnCoin | Ottoman Turkish ⓘ |
| servedAs | primary currency denomination of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| shape | round coin ⓘ |
| standardized | around 1690s ⓘ |
| subdividedInto |
akçe
ⓘ
para ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Ottoman lira ⓘ |
| usedAsAccountingUnitAfterReform | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
state salaries ⓘ tax payments ⓘ |
| usedIn | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Anatolia
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
surface form:
North Africa (Ottoman provinces)
Balkans ⓘ
surface form:
the Balkans
Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
the Levant
|
| valueRelativeToAkçe | 1 kuruş = 40 para = 120 akçe (initially) ⓘ |
| valueRelativeToLiraAfter1844 | 1 lira = 100 kuruş ⓘ |
| writingSystemOnCoin | Arabic script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ottoman kuruş Description of subject: The Ottoman kuruş was a historical silver coin and monetary unit of the Ottoman Empire that served as a primary currency denomination before being superseded by the Ottoman lira.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Turkish kuruş