Pagoda (gold coin)
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The Pagoda was a high-value South Indian gold coin widely used in trade and taxation, especially under the Vijayanagara Empire and later regional powers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pagoda (gold coin) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6968828 — 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: Pagoda (gold coin) Context triple: [Vijayanagara Empire, currency, Pagoda (gold coin)]
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A.
Banliang coin
The Banliang coin was an early standardized round bronze coin with a square hole that became the model for later Chinese cash coins.
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B.
Kaiyuan Tongbao cash coins
Kaiyuan Tongbao cash coins are early medieval Chinese bronze currency pieces first issued under Emperor Gaozu that became a standard model for later East Asian coinage.
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C.
Wu Zhu cash coins
Wu Zhu cash coins were small round bronze coins with square holes that served as the standard form of money in China for centuries, including during the Sui dynasty.
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D.
Fengtien dollar
The Fengtien dollar was a regional currency used in the early 20th century in Manchuria before being superseded by later Chinese and puppet-state monetary reforms.
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E.
Silver Pagoda
The Silver Pagoda is a prominent Buddhist temple complex within Cambodia's Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, renowned for its silver-tiled floor and collection of national religious treasures.
- 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: Pagoda (gold coin) Target entity description: The Pagoda was a high-value South Indian gold coin widely used in trade and taxation, especially under the Vijayanagara Empire and later regional powers.
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A.
Banliang coin
The Banliang coin was an early standardized round bronze coin with a square hole that became the model for later Chinese cash coins.
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B.
Kaiyuan Tongbao cash coins
Kaiyuan Tongbao cash coins are early medieval Chinese bronze currency pieces first issued under Emperor Gaozu that became a standard model for later East Asian coinage.
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C.
Wu Zhu cash coins
Wu Zhu cash coins were small round bronze coins with square holes that served as the standard form of money in China for centuries, including during the Sui dynasty.
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D.
Fengtien dollar
The Fengtien dollar was a regional currency used in the early 20th century in Manchuria before being superseded by later Chinese and puppet-state monetary reforms.
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E.
Silver Pagoda
The Silver Pagoda is a prominent Buddhist temple complex within Cambodia's Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, renowned for its silver-tiled floor and collection of national religious treasures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South Indian coin
ⓘ
gold coin ⓘ historical currency ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British East India Company trade in Coromandel Coast
ⓘ
linked to:
British East India Company
Vijayanagara monetary system ⓘ |
| category |
Economic history of South India
ⓘ
Numismatics of India ⓘ |
| circulatedUnder |
Arcot Nawabs
ⓘ
British East India Company in South India ⓘ
linked to:
British East India Company
Maratha rulers in South India ⓘ Mysore Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Mysore
Nayaka kingdoms ⓘ
linked to:
Thanjavur Nayak kingdom
Vijayanagara Empire ⓘ |
| currencyStatus | obsolete ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | pagoda and fanam system ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early modern South India
ⓘ
late medieval South India ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier South Indian gold coinage ⓘ |
| material | gold ⓘ |
| mintedIn |
Madras Presidency mints
ⓘ
Vijayanagara mints ⓘ |
| region |
Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
Karnataka ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| replacedBy | British Indian rupee ⓘ |
| subunit | fanam ⓘ |
| usedBy |
merchants
ⓘ
state treasuries ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Vijayanagara Empire ⓘ |
| usedFor |
land revenue payments
ⓘ
large commercial transactions ⓘ military payments ⓘ taxation ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Coromandel Coast trade
ⓘ
Indian Ocean trade ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Ocean trade network
South India ⓘ inland South Indian markets ⓘ |
| valueRank | high-value coin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pagoda (gold coin) Description of subject: The Pagoda was a high-value South Indian gold coin widely used in trade and taxation, especially under the Vijayanagara Empire and later regional powers.
Referenced by (2)
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