Portuguese Indian rupia
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The Portuguese Indian rupia was the historical currency used in Portugal’s colonial territories in India until their integration into the Indian Union.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portuguese Indian rupia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3533925 — 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: Portuguese Indian rupia Context triple: [Portuguese India, currency, Portuguese Indian rupia]
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A.
Mughal rupee
The Mughal rupee was a silver coin that served as the standard monetary unit of the Mughal Empire, widely used in trade and administration across the Indian subcontinent.
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B.
Hyderabadi rupee
The Hyderabadi rupee was the historical monetary unit used in the princely state of Hyderabad before its integration into the Indian monetary system.
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C.
British Guiana dollar
The British Guiana dollar was the former monetary unit used in the British colony of British Guiana before it became independent Guyana.
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D.
Orlandi Valuta
Orlandi Valuta is a money transfer and financial services brand owned by Western Union, primarily serving customers in the United States and Latin America.
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E.
Indian Princess Head (Type 2)
Indian Princess Head (Type 2) is a mid-19th-century U.S. gold dollar obverse design featuring Liberty wearing a feathered Native American-style headdress.
- 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: Portuguese Indian rupia Target entity description: The Portuguese Indian rupia was the historical currency used in Portugal’s colonial territories in India until their integration into the Indian Union.
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A.
Mughal rupee
The Mughal rupee was a silver coin that served as the standard monetary unit of the Mughal Empire, widely used in trade and administration across the Indian subcontinent.
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B.
Hyderabadi rupee
The Hyderabadi rupee was the historical monetary unit used in the princely state of Hyderabad before its integration into the Indian monetary system.
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C.
British Guiana dollar
The British Guiana dollar was the former monetary unit used in the British colony of British Guiana before it became independent Guyana.
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D.
Orlandi Valuta
Orlandi Valuta is a money transfer and financial services brand owned by Western Union, primarily serving customers in the United States and Latin America.
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E.
Indian Princess Head (Type 2)
Indian Princess Head (Type 2) is a mid-19th-century U.S. gold dollar obverse design featuring Liberty wearing a feathered Native American-style headdress.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former currency of Portuguese India
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of India
ⓘ
Currencies of former Portuguese colonies ⓘ Modern obsolete currencies ⓘ |
| country | Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| denomination |
1 rupia
ⓘ
1/2 rupia ⓘ 1/4 rupia ⓘ bazaruco coins ⓘ tanga coins ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | colonial era in India ⓘ |
| ISO4217Status | no ISO code (pre-ISO currency) ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority |
Casa da Moeda (Portuguese Mint)
ⓘ
Portuguese India ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Portuguese India
|
| legalTenderIn | Estado da Índia ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | rupia–tanga–bazaruco system ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
British Indian rupee
ⓘ
Indian rupee ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Portuguese colonial rule in India ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| replacedBy |
Indian rupee
ⓘ
Portuguese escudo ⓘ
surface form:
escudo of Portuguese India
|
| replacedByInDaman | Indian rupee ⓘ |
| replacedByInDiu | Indian rupee ⓘ |
| replacedByInGoa | Indian rupee ⓘ |
| replaces | xerafim ⓘ |
| scriptOnCurrency |
Portuguese
ⓘ
Roman alphabet ⓘ |
| subunit |
bazaruco
ⓘ
tanga ⓘ |
| subunitOf |
bazaruco
ⓘ
tanga ⓘ |
| successorCurrencyInPortugueseIndia | Portuguese Indian escudo ⓘ |
| usedFrom | late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Daman district
ⓘ
surface form:
Daman
Diu ⓘ Goa ⓘ Portuguese India ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1961 ⓘ |
| usedUntilEvent | annexation of Portuguese India by India ⓘ |
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Subject: Portuguese Indian rupia Description of subject: The Portuguese Indian rupia was the historical currency used in Portugal’s colonial territories in India until their integration into the Indian Union.
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