Zanzibari rupee
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The Zanzibari rupee was the former monetary unit of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries before being replaced by the East African shilling.
All labels observed (1)
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| Zanzibari rupee canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15190085 — 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: Zanzibari rupee Context triple: [Sultanate of Zanzibar, currency, Zanzibari rupee]
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A.
Zanzibari ryal
The Zanzibari ryal was a historical silver coin and monetary unit used in the Sultanate of Zanzibar in the late 19th century before being replaced by the rupee.
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B.
Mozambican escudo
The Mozambican escudo was the former national currency of Mozambique used during the period of Portuguese colonial rule and shortly after independence, before being replaced by the metical.
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C.
Tanzanian shilling
The Tanzanian shilling is the official monetary unit of Tanzania, used for everyday transactions and issued by the Bank of Tanzania.
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D.
Aden shilling
The Aden shilling was the official monetary unit used in the British-controlled Colony of Aden in the mid-20th century.
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E.
East African shilling
The East African shilling was a colonial-era currency used in several British-administered territories in East Africa and parts of the Horn of Africa.
- 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: Zanzibari rupee Target entity description: The Zanzibari rupee was the former monetary unit of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries before being replaced by the East African shilling.
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A.
Zanzibari ryal
The Zanzibari ryal was a historical silver coin and monetary unit used in the Sultanate of Zanzibar in the late 19th century before being replaced by the rupee.
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B.
Mozambican escudo
The Mozambican escudo was the former national currency of Mozambique used during the period of Portuguese colonial rule and shortly after independence, before being replaced by the metical.
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C.
Tanzanian shilling
The Tanzanian shilling is the official monetary unit of Tanzania, used for everyday transactions and issued by the Bank of Tanzania.
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D.
Aden shilling
The Aden shilling was the official monetary unit used in the British-controlled Colony of Aden in the mid-20th century.
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E.
East African shilling
The East African shilling was a colonial-era currency used in several British-administered territories in East Africa and parts of the Horn of Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.