tanka
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The tanka was a medieval silver coin that served as a standard monetary unit across much of the Indian subcontinent under various Islamic and later dynasties.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T547326 — 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 Context triple: [Delhi Sultanate, currency, tanka]
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A.
Tennō Tanjōbi
Tennō Tanjōbi is Japan’s national holiday celebrating the reigning emperor’s birthday, observed on a date that changes with each new emperor.
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B.
Izumiotsu
Izumiotsu is a coastal city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its port facilities and industrial waterfront along Osaka Bay.
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C.
Shinsen
Shinsen is a neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shibuya ward known for its residential streets, local eateries, and proximity to the bustling Shibuya Station area.
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D.
Kigensetsu
Kigensetsu was a pre-World War II Japanese national holiday that celebrated the mythical founding of Japan and the divine origins of the emperor.
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E.
Kaiyukan
Kaiyukan is a large, world-renowned public aquarium in Osaka, Japan, famous for its massive central tank and immersive marine life exhibits.
- 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 Target entity description: The tanka was a medieval silver coin that served as a standard monetary unit across much of the Indian subcontinent under various Islamic and later dynasties.
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A.
Tennō Tanjōbi
Tennō Tanjōbi is Japan’s national holiday celebrating the reigning emperor’s birthday, observed on a date that changes with each new emperor.
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B.
Izumiotsu
Izumiotsu is a coastal city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its port facilities and industrial waterfront along Osaka Bay.
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C.
Shinsen
Shinsen is a neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shibuya ward known for its residential streets, local eateries, and proximity to the bustling Shibuya Station area.
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D.
Kigensetsu
Kigensetsu was a pre-World War II Japanese national holiday that celebrated the mythical founding of Japan and the divine origins of the emperor.
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E.
Kaiyukan
Kaiyukan is a large, world-renowned public aquarium in Osaka, Japan, famous for its massive central tank and immersive marine life exhibits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval silver coin
ⓘ
monetary unit ⓘ |
| authority | issued in the name of the sultan ⓘ |
| boreInscriptionOf |
Islamic religious formulae
ⓘ
ruler’s name ⓘ |
| category |
Islamic coinage in India
ⓘ
medieval Indian numismatics ⓘ |
| circulatedUnder |
Bahmani Sultanate
ⓘ
Bengal Sultanate ⓘ Delhi Sultanate ⓘ Gujarat Sultanate ⓘ Khalji dynasty ⓘ Lodi dynasty ⓘ Tughlaq dynasty ⓘ various Islamic dynasties in India ⓘ |
| denominationType | silver coinage ⓘ |
| economicFunction | facilitated integration of regional markets ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced | later Indian rupee coinage ⓘ |
| languageOfLegends |
Arabic
ⓘ
Persian language ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| material | silver ⓘ |
| mintedAt |
Delhi
ⓘ
Pandua ⓘ
surface form:
Lakhnauti (Gaur)
various regional mints in the subcontinent ⓘ |
| monetarySystemRole | base unit of account ⓘ |
| numismaticInterest | studied for political history of sultanates ⓘ |
| region |
Bengal
ⓘ
Deccan Plateau ⓘ
surface form:
Deccan
northern India ⓘ
surface form:
North India
|
| replacedBy | rupee in many regions ⓘ |
| scriptOnCoin |
Arabic
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| shape | usually round ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Delhi Sultanate monetary reforms ⓘ |
| subdividedInto | smaller copper denominations (e.g., jital, fulus) ⓘ |
| usedAs | standard monetary unit ⓘ |
| usedBetween | 13th century and early modern period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ tax payments ⓘ |
| usedIn |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| weightStandard | fixed weight in silver (varied by dynasty) ⓘ |
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: tanka Description of subject: The tanka was a medieval silver coin that served as a standard monetary unit across much of the Indian subcontinent under various Islamic and later dynasties.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.