Classical Mongolian script
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Classical Mongolian script is the historic vertical writing system used for the Mongolian language, derived from the Old Uyghur alphabet and still employed in Inner Mongolia today.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T531536 — 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: Classical Mongolian script Context triple: [Mongols, traditionalScript, Classical Mongolian script]
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A.
Cyrillic script
The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system used for many Slavic and other Eurasian languages, including Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, and Ukrainian.
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B.
Tirhuta script
Tirhuta script is a traditional Brahmic writing system historically used for the Maithili language of the Mithila region in India and Nepal.
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C.
Kawi script
Kawi script is an ancient Brahmic-derived writing system historically used across Java and other parts of Southeast Asia to write Old Javanese and related languages.
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D.
Ruqʿah script
Ruqʿah script is a simple, highly legible Arabic handwriting style commonly used for everyday writing and official documents in the Arab world.
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E.
Shahmukhi script
Shahmukhi script is a Perso-Arabic–based writing system primarily used for writing the Punjabi language in Pakistan.
- 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: Classical Mongolian script Target entity description: Classical Mongolian script is the historic vertical writing system used for the Mongolian language, derived from the Old Uyghur alphabet and still employed in Inner Mongolia today.
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A.
Cyrillic script
The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system used for many Slavic and other Eurasian languages, including Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, and Ukrainian.
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B.
Tirhuta script
Tirhuta script is a traditional Brahmic writing system historically used for the Maithili language of the Mithila region in India and Nepal.
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C.
Kawi script
Kawi script is an ancient Brahmic-derived writing system historically used across Java and other parts of Southeast Asia to write Old Javanese and related languages.
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D.
Ruqʿah script
Ruqʿah script is a simple, highly legible Arabic handwriting style commonly used for everyday writing and official documents in the Arab world.
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E.
Shahmukhi script
Shahmukhi script is a Perso-Arabic–based writing system primarily used for writing the Punjabi language in Pakistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mongolic script
ⓘ
alphabet ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Classical Mongolian script
ⓘ
surface form:
traditional Mongolian script
Classical Mongolian script ⓘ
surface form:
vertical Mongolian script
|
| ancestorScript |
Old Uyghur alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Uyghur script
|
| derivedFrom | Old Uyghur alphabet ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
letters change shape depending on position in word
ⓘ
letters have initial, medial, and final forms ⓘ ligatures for certain consonant clusters ⓘ shows vowel harmony distinctions ⓘ uses diacritics for some vowel distinctions ⓘ uses separate letters for vowels and consonants ⓘ written in connected strokes ⓘ |
| historicalUsage | used as the primary script for Mongolian for several centuries ⓘ |
| indirectAncestorScript |
Sogdian alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Sogdian script
Syriac alphabet ⓘ
surface form:
Syriac script
|
| ISO15924Code | Mong ⓘ |
| officialStatus | official script for Mongolian in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ⓘ |
| relatedScript |
Clear script (Todo script)
ⓘ
surface form:
Clear Script (Todo script)
Manchu script ⓘ Xibe script ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Cyrillic script in Mongolia (20th century) ⓘ |
| scriptType |
alphabetic
ⓘ
cursive ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
developed in the 13th century
ⓘ
remains in use in the 21st century in Inner Mongolia ⓘ used throughout the Mongol Empire period ⓘ |
| UnicodeBlock | Mongolian (U+1800–U+18AF) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Mongol Empire administration (historically)
ⓘ
Mongolian Buddhist clergy (historically) ⓘ ethnic Mongols in Inner Mongolia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative documents
ⓘ
literary works ⓘ religious texts ⓘ royal decrees and charters (historically) ⓘ |
| usedForLanguage |
Classical Mongolian script
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Classical Mongolian language
Manchu language (historically, via adaptation) ⓘ Mongolian language ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
China
ⓘ
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ⓘ
surface form:
Inner Mongolia
|
| writingDirection |
left-to-right in column order
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top-to-bottom ⓘ vertical ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
paper manuscripts
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stone inscriptions ⓘ wooden and metal seals ⓘ |
| writingOrientation | pages traditionally turned left like Chinese books ⓘ |
| writingSystemFamily |
Aramaic-derived scripts
ⓘ
Uyghur-derived scripts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Classical Mongolian script Description of subject: Classical Mongolian script is the historic vertical writing system used for the Mongolian language, derived from the Old Uyghur alphabet and still employed in Inner Mongolia today.
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mongols
this entity surface form:
Traditional Mongolian script
subject surface form:
Aramaic alphabet
this entity surface form:
Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
Traditional Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
Manchu script
Classical Mongolian script
→
usedForLanguage
→
Classical Mongolian script
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Classical Mongolian language
this entity surface form:
traditional Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
vertical Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
Traditional Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
Classical Mongolian
this entity surface form:
Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
Classical Mongolian
this entity surface form:
Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
Classical Mongolian
this entity surface form:
Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
Traditional Mongolian alphabet
this entity surface form:
Old Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
Mongolian script
subject surface form:
Clear script
subject surface form:
Clear script
this entity surface form:
Mongolian script family
this entity surface form:
Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
Mongolic scripts
this entity surface form:
Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
Traditional Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
Mongolian script
this entity surface form:
Mongolian script