Ban Liang inscription
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The Ban Liang inscription is the Chinese character legend found on early Qin and Han dynasty bronze coins, indicating their denomination and serving as one of the earliest standardized monetary inscriptions in China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ban Liang inscription canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9889632 — 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: Ban Liang inscription Context triple: [Banliang coin, hasObverseFeature, Ban Liang inscription]
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A.
Red Cliff Stele
Red Cliff Stele is an ancient inscribed stone monument commemorating the historic Battle of Red Cliffs and the cultural legacy of the Chibi (Red Cliff) scenic area in China.
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B.
Shinkot inscription
The Shinkot inscription is an ancient epigraph written in the Kharoṣṭhī script, significant for illuminating the linguistic and historical context of early northwestern South Asia.
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C.
Yishan
Yishan was a Qing dynasty military commander and noble who led Chinese forces during the First Opium War against Britain.
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D.
Yuhuang Dadi
Yuhuang Dadi is the supreme celestial ruler and chief deity in traditional Chinese religion and Daoism, commonly known in English as the Jade Emperor.
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E.
Lihuang
Lihuang is the given name of Wei Lihuang, a prominent Chinese Nationalist general who played key roles in several major campaigns during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.
- 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: Ban Liang inscription Target entity description: The Ban Liang inscription is the Chinese character legend found on early Qin and Han dynasty bronze coins, indicating their denomination and serving as one of the earliest standardized monetary inscriptions in China.
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A.
Red Cliff Stele
Red Cliff Stele is an ancient inscribed stone monument commemorating the historic Battle of Red Cliffs and the cultural legacy of the Chibi (Red Cliff) scenic area in China.
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B.
Shinkot inscription
The Shinkot inscription is an ancient epigraph written in the Kharoṣṭhī script, significant for illuminating the linguistic and historical context of early northwestern South Asia.
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C.
Yishan
Yishan was a Qing dynasty military commander and noble who led Chinese forces during the First Opium War against Britain.
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D.
Yuhuang Dadi
Yuhuang Dadi is the supreme celestial ruler and chief deity in traditional Chinese religion and Daoism, commonly known in English as the Jade Emperor.
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E.
Lihuang
Lihuang is the given name of Wei Lihuang, a prominent Chinese Nationalist general who played key roles in several major campaigns during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese monetary inscription
ⓘ
coin inscription ⓘ numismatic legend ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Han dynasty
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Qin dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithReform | Qin monetary unification ⓘ |
| category |
ancient Chinese inscription
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coin legend ⓘ |
| chronology | late 3rd century BCE origin ⓘ |
| componentCharacter |
Ban (半)
ⓘ
Liang (兩 / 两) ⓘ
linked to:
Liang
|
| country | China ⓘ |
| denominationIndicated | half liang ⓘ |
| earliestKnownUse | Qin state coinage before imperial unification ⓘ |
| field | Chinese numismatics ⓘ |
| function |
identify issuing authority
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indicate coin denomination ⓘ standardize monetary inscription ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest standardized monetary inscriptions in China ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later Chinese coin inscriptions ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| materialContext | bronze ⓘ |
| meaning | half liang ⓘ |
| medium | cast on coin flan ⓘ |
| numismaticType |
Ban Liang cash coin inscription
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linked to:
Banliang coin
|
| periodOfUse |
Qin dynasty
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Western Han dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Western Han period
early Han dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Western Han period
|
| readingDirection | varies by issue ⓘ |
| regionOfCirculation |
Han empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Han dynasty
Qin empire ⓘ
linked to:
Qin dynasty
|
| relatedConcept | liang (tael) weight unit ⓘ |
| script | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| shapeContext | round coin with square hole ⓘ |
| standardizedUnder | Qin Shi Huang ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Chinese economic history
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numismatics ⓘ |
| typeOfValueIndicated | weight-based denomination ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Han central government
ⓘ
Qin central government ⓘ
linked to:
Qin imperial bureaucracy
|
| usedOn |
Ban Liang coin
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linked to:
Banliang coin
Han dynasty bronze coin ⓘ Qin dynasty bronze coin ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese script ⓘ |
| writingTechnique | mold-engraved before casting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ban Liang inscription Description of subject: The Ban Liang inscription is the Chinese character legend found on early Qin and Han dynasty bronze coins, indicating their denomination and serving as one of the earliest standardized monetary inscriptions in China.
Referenced by (1)
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