East African rupee
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The East African rupee was a historical currency used in parts of British-controlled East Africa in the early 20th century, modeled on the Indian rupee system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| East African rupee canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19671111 — 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: East African rupee Context triple: [British East Africa, currency, East African rupee]
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A.
Zanzibari rupee
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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B.
German East African rupie
The German East African rupie was the official colonial currency used in German East Africa during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, modeled on the Indian rupee and subdivided into smaller units.
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C.
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.
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D.
East African shilling
The East African shilling is a proposed common currency intended to be used by member states of the East African Community to promote regional economic integration.
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E.
Aden rupee
The Aden rupee was the former currency of the British-controlled port of Aden, used before being succeeded by the Aden shilling.
- 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: East African rupee Target entity description: The East African rupee was a historical currency used in parts of British-controlled East Africa in the early 20th century, modeled on the Indian rupee system.
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A.
Zanzibari rupee
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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B.
German East African rupie
The German East African rupie was the official colonial currency used in German East Africa during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, modeled on the Indian rupee and subdivided into smaller units.
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C.
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.
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D.
East African shilling
The East African shilling is a proposed common currency intended to be used by member states of the East African Community to promote regional economic integration.
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E.
Aden rupee
The Aden rupee was the former currency of the British-controlled port of Aden, used before being succeeded by the Aden shilling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.