tanka (historical currency)
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The tanka was a medieval silver coin widely used across parts of South Asia, including the region of present-day Nepal, before being replaced by later currencies such as the mohar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| tanka (historical currency) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15134759 — 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: tanka (historical currency) Context triple: [Mohar (historical currency of Nepal), precededBy, tanka (historical currency)]
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A.
Tokugawa coinage
Tokugawa coinage was the monetary system of gold, silver, and copper coins that underpinned Japan’s economy during the Edo period under Tokugawa rule.
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B.
Korean yen (early period)
The Korean yen (early period) was the Japanese-era currency that continued in circulation in southern Korea under the United States Army Military Government immediately after World War II, before being replaced by the South Korean won.
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C.
Pagoda (gold coin)
The Pagoda was a high-value South Indian gold coin widely used in trade and taxation, especially under the Vijayanagara Empire and later regional powers.
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D.
Ginkō-hō
Ginkō-hō is Japan’s primary banking law that regulates the establishment, operation, and supervision of banks within the country’s financial system.
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E.
Old Taiwan dollar
The Old Taiwan dollar was the former currency of Taiwan that was eventually superseded due to severe postwar inflation and monetary reform.
- 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: tanka (historical currency) Target entity description: The tanka was a medieval silver coin widely used across parts of South Asia, including the region of present-day Nepal, before being replaced by later currencies such as the mohar.
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A.
Tokugawa coinage
Tokugawa coinage was the monetary system of gold, silver, and copper coins that underpinned Japan’s economy during the Edo period under Tokugawa rule.
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B.
Korean yen (early period)
The Korean yen (early period) was the Japanese-era currency that continued in circulation in southern Korea under the United States Army Military Government immediately after World War II, before being replaced by the South Korean won.
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C.
Pagoda (gold coin)
The Pagoda was a high-value South Indian gold coin widely used in trade and taxation, especially under the Vijayanagara Empire and later regional powers.
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D.
Ginkō-hō
Ginkō-hō is Japan’s primary banking law that regulates the establishment, operation, and supervision of banks within the country’s financial system.
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E.
Old Taiwan dollar
The Old Taiwan dollar was the former currency of Taiwan that was eventually superseded due to severe postwar inflation and monetary reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.