koban
E1183002
UNEXPLORED
The koban was an oval gold coin used as a standard unit of currency in Japan during the Edo period under the Tokugawa shogunate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| koban canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15901100 — 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: koban Context triple: [Tokugawa coinage, keyCoin, koban]
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A.
Kobanî
Kobanî is a predominantly Kurdish city in northern Syria known for its strategic location near the Turkish border and its symbolic role in resisting ISIS during the Syrian civil war.
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B.
KOKB
KOKB is the ICAO airport code for Oceanside Municipal Airport, a public general aviation facility serving Oceanside, California.
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C.
Kaben
Kaben is one of the islands that make up Maloelap Atoll in the Marshall Islands, a Pacific island nation.
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D.
Kobaton
Kobaton is the official bird-themed mascot character of Japan’s Saitama Prefecture, designed to promote the region and appear at local events and campaigns.
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E.
KOJ
KOJ is the three-letter IATA airport code for Kagoshima Airport in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
- 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: koban Target entity description: The koban was an oval gold coin used as a standard unit of currency in Japan during the Edo period under the Tokugawa shogunate.
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A.
Kobanî
Kobanî is a predominantly Kurdish city in northern Syria known for its strategic location near the Turkish border and its symbolic role in resisting ISIS during the Syrian civil war.
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B.
KOKB
KOKB is the ICAO airport code for Oceanside Municipal Airport, a public general aviation facility serving Oceanside, California.
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C.
Kaben
Kaben is one of the islands that make up Maloelap Atoll in the Marshall Islands, a Pacific island nation.
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D.
Kobaton
Kobaton is the official bird-themed mascot character of Japan’s Saitama Prefecture, designed to promote the region and appear at local events and campaigns.
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E.
KOJ
KOJ is the three-letter IATA airport code for Kagoshima Airport in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.