Sikh rupee
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The Sikh rupee was the principal monetary unit used in the Sikh Empire during the 18th and 19th centuries, featuring distinctive inscriptions and designs reflecting Sikh sovereignty.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sikh Empire coinage | 1 |
| Sikh rupee canonical | 1 |
| Sikh rupee of Lahore | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T697199 — 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: Sikh rupee Context triple: [Sikh Empire, currency, Sikh rupee]
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A.
Nepalese rupee
The Nepalese rupee is the official monetary unit of Nepal, issued by the Nepal Rastra Bank and commonly used for all financial transactions in the country.
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B.
Indian rupee
The Indian rupee is the official monetary unit of India, issued and regulated by the Reserve Bank of India and widely used in the country’s domestic and international economic transactions.
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C.
Chanda Sahib
Chanda Sahib was an 18th-century Indian ruler and military leader who played a central role in the Carnatic Wars, notably opposing the British during conflicts such as the Siege of Arcot.
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D.
Harmandir Sahib
Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, is the holiest gurdwara and major pilgrimage site of Sikhism located in Amritsar, India.
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E.
Bhutanese ngultrum
The Bhutanese ngultrum is the official national currency of the Kingdom of Bhutan, pegged to and used alongside the Indian rupee.
- 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: Sikh rupee Target entity description: The Sikh rupee was the principal monetary unit used in the Sikh Empire during the 18th and 19th centuries, featuring distinctive inscriptions and designs reflecting Sikh sovereignty.
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A.
Nepalese rupee
The Nepalese rupee is the official monetary unit of Nepal, issued by the Nepal Rastra Bank and commonly used for all financial transactions in the country.
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B.
Indian rupee
The Indian rupee is the official monetary unit of India, issued and regulated by the Reserve Bank of India and widely used in the country’s domestic and international economic transactions.
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C.
Chanda Sahib
Chanda Sahib was an 18th-century Indian ruler and military leader who played a central role in the Carnatic Wars, notably opposing the British during conflicts such as the Siege of Arcot.
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D.
Harmandir Sahib
Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, is the holiest gurdwara and major pilgrimage site of Sikhism located in Amritsar, India.
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E.
Bhutanese ngultrum
The Bhutanese ngultrum is the official national currency of the Kingdom of Bhutan, pegged to and used alongside the Indian rupee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency
ⓘ
monetary unit ⓘ |
| authority | Khalsa Sarkar ⓘ |
| circulationStatus | demonetized ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Sikh copper paisa
ⓘ
Sikh gold mohur ⓘ |
| denominationStandard | based on Mughal rupee weight standard ⓘ |
| denominationType | rupee ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Indian historical currencies
ⓘ
Sikh rupee self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sikh Empire coinage
|
| hasFeature |
absence of human portraits
ⓘ
distinctive mint marks ⓘ legends invoking Waheguru ⓘ religious symbols ⓘ |
| hasInscriptions |
Sikh political legends
ⓘ
Sikh religious legends ⓘ |
| hasScriptOnCoin |
Gurmukhi
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| issuedUnder |
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
ⓘ
successor rulers of Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| languageOfLegends |
Gurmukhi
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| mintedIn |
Amritsar
ⓘ
surface form:
Amritsar Mint
Kashmir Mint ⓘ Lahore Mint ⓘ Multan Mint ⓘ Peshawar Mint ⓘ |
| monetarySystemType | bimetallic system ⓘ |
| nowUsedAs | collector item ⓘ |
| politicalRole | symbol of Sikh state authority ⓘ |
| principalMonetaryUnitOf | Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| reflects |
Sikh religious identity
ⓘ
Sikh sovereignty ⓘ |
| religiousRole | expression of Sikh faith on coinage ⓘ |
| replacedAfterEvent | annexation of Sikh Empire by British ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Indian rupee
ⓘ
surface form:
British Indian rupee
|
| studiedInField | numismatics ⓘ |
| timeOfReplacement | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| usedDuringCentury |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative payments
ⓘ
taxation ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| usedIn | Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
northern India
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surface form:
North India
Punjab ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sikh rupee Description of subject: The Sikh rupee was the principal monetary unit used in the Sikh Empire during the 18th and 19th centuries, featuring distinctive inscriptions and designs reflecting Sikh sovereignty.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sikh Empire coinage
this entity surface form:
Sikh rupee of Lahore