Multan Mint
E403501
Multan Mint was a historical minting facility in the city of Multan that produced coinage, including Sikh rupees, during regional and imperial rule in South Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Multan Mint canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3973559 — 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: Multan Mint Context triple: [Sikh rupee, mintedIn, Multan Mint]
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A.
Khairabadi
Khairabadi is a South Asian surname most notably associated with the prominent Islamic scholar and poet Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi and his descendants.
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B.
Multani
Multani is a major dialect of the Saraiki language spoken primarily in the Multan region of Pakistan.
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C.
Shakarparian
Shakarparian is a popular hilltop park and viewpoint in Islamabad, Pakistan, known for its scenic city vistas, gardens, and national monuments.
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D.
Torghundi
Torghundi is a town and border crossing point in northwestern Afghanistan that serves as a key transit hub between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.
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E.
Okhla
Okhla is a locality in South Delhi, India, known for its industrial areas, residential colonies, and proximity to the Yamuna River.
- 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: Multan Mint Target entity description: Multan Mint was a historical minting facility in the city of Multan that produced coinage, including Sikh rupees, during regional and imperial rule in South Asia.
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A.
Khairabadi
Khairabadi is a South Asian surname most notably associated with the prominent Islamic scholar and poet Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi and his descendants.
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B.
Multani
Multani is a major dialect of the Saraiki language spoken primarily in the Multan region of Pakistan.
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C.
Shakarparian
Shakarparian is a popular hilltop park and viewpoint in Islamabad, Pakistan, known for its scenic city vistas, gardens, and national monuments.
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D.
Torghundi
Torghundi is a town and border crossing point in northwestern Afghanistan that serves as a key transit hub between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.
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E.
Okhla
Okhla is a locality in South Delhi, India, known for its industrial areas, residential colonies, and proximity to the Yamuna River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coin minting facility
ⓘ
historical mint ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sikh Empire
ⓘ
regional South Asian polities ⓘ |
| coinStandard | rupee standard (regional variant) ⓘ |
| country |
History of India
ⓘ
surface form:
India (historical context)
Pakistan ⓘ
surface form:
Pakistan (modern location)
|
| heritage |
numismatic history of Multan
ⓘ
numismatic history of the Punjab region ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
issuer of Sikh rupees
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regional coin production center ⓘ |
| languageOnCoins |
Gurmukhi (on some Sikh issues, likely)
ⓘ
Persian (likely) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Multan
ⓘ
Punjab ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab region
South Asia ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
Sikh rule in Punjab
ⓘ
imperial rule in South Asia ⓘ regional rule in Multan ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sikh Empire monetary system
ⓘ
monetary system of Multan ⓘ |
| produced |
Sikh rupees
ⓘ
imperial coinage ⓘ regional coinage ⓘ |
| productType |
fractional rupee coins
ⓘ
regional currency coins ⓘ rupee coins ⓘ |
| scriptOnCoins |
Gurmukhi script (on some issues, likely)
ⓘ
Persian script ⓘ |
| served |
broader South Asian trade
ⓘ
local economy of Multan ⓘ trade networks in Punjab ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial transactions
ⓘ
military payments (likely) ⓘ tax payments ⓘ |
| usedMetal |
copper
ⓘ
gold ⓘ silver ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Multan Mint Description of subject: Multan Mint was a historical minting facility in the city of Multan that produced coinage, including Sikh rupees, during regional and imperial rule in South Asia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.