Sardeshmukhi
E58488
Sardeshmukhi was a tax levied by the Maratha Empire, typically an additional surcharge claimed by Maratha rulers over and above regular land revenue in territories under their influence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sardeshmukhi canonical | 1 |
| sardeshmukhi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T447648 — 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: Sardeshmukhi Context triple: [Maratha Empire, taxSystem, Sardeshmukhi]
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A.
Dhundhari
Dhundhari is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in and around Jaipur and adjoining regions of Rajasthan, India.
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B.
Purna
Purna is a river in India that serves as one of the important tributaries of the Godavari River.
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C.
Sevagram
Sevagram is a village in Maharashtra, India, best known as Mahatma Gandhi’s residence and the site of his Sevagram Ashram during the Indian independence movement.
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D.
Baramati
Baramati is a town in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India, known as an agricultural and industrial hub with historical and political significance.
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E.
Harar Jugol
Harar Jugol is the historic walled city of Harar in eastern Ethiopia, renowned for its dense maze of alleyways, rich Islamic heritage, and distinctive traditional architecture.
- 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: Sardeshmukhi Target entity description: Sardeshmukhi was a tax levied by the Maratha Empire, typically an additional surcharge claimed by Maratha rulers over and above regular land revenue in territories under their influence.
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A.
Dhundhari
Dhundhari is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in and around Jaipur and adjoining regions of Rajasthan, India.
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B.
Purna
Purna is a river in India that serves as one of the important tributaries of the Godavari River.
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C.
Sevagram
Sevagram is a village in Maharashtra, India, best known as Mahatma Gandhi’s residence and the site of his Sevagram Ashram during the Indian independence movement.
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D.
Baramati
Baramati is a town in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India, known as an agricultural and industrial hub with historical and political significance.
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E.
Harar Jugol
Harar Jugol is the historic walled city of Harar in eastern Ethiopia, renowned for its dense maze of alleyways, rich Islamic heritage, and distinctive traditional architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maratha fiscal levy
ⓘ
tax ⓘ |
| appliedIn | Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| appliedTo | areas beyond directly administered Maratha territory ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Maratha administration
ⓘ
Maratha expansion ⓘ |
| category | Taxation in the Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| collectionMethod | demanded from local revenue-collecting authorities ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| describedAs | additional surcharge over and above regular land revenue ⓘ |
| follows | land revenue ⓘ |
| governingAuthority |
Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Chhatrapati of the Marathas
Maratha Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Maratha central authority
|
| historicalContext |
Mughal–Maratha Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal–Maratha conflicts
|
| historicalPeriod | early modern India ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Marathi ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognized claim of Maratha suzerainty ⓘ |
| leviedOn |
land revenue payers
ⓘ
territories under Maratha influence ⓘ |
| partOf | Maratha revenue system ⓘ |
| purpose |
to assert Maratha overlordship
ⓘ
to raise additional state revenue ⓘ |
| region |
Deccan Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Deccan
Western India ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Chauth ⓘ |
| taxBase | land revenue ⓘ |
| taxType | surcharge ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Maratha
ⓘ
surface form:
Maratha rulers
Maratha Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Maratha state
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sardeshmukhi Description of subject: Sardeshmukhi was a tax levied by the Maratha Empire, typically an additional surcharge claimed by Maratha rulers over and above regular land revenue in territories under their influence.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
sardeshmukhi