Burmese rupee
E385623
The Burmese rupee was the former currency of Burma (now Myanmar) used during the British colonial and early independence periods before being succeeded by the kyat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burmese rupee canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3754994 — 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: Burmese rupee Context triple: [Myanmar kyat, replaced, Burmese rupee]
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A.
Myanmar kyat
The Myanmar kyat is the official monetary unit of Myanmar, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
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B.
Thai baht
The Thai baht is the official currency of Thailand, notable for its central role in triggering the 1997 Asian financial crisis after a sharp devaluation.
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C.
Bangladeshi taka
The Bangladeshi taka is the official monetary unit of Bangladesh, used for all domestic financial transactions and issued by the country's central bank.
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D.
Brunei dollar
The Brunei dollar is the official currency of Brunei Darussalam, issued by the Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam and maintained at parity with the Singapore dollar under a longstanding currency interchangeability agreement.
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E.
Straits dollar
The Straits dollar was a historical currency used in British-controlled territories in Southeast Asia, including parts of present-day Malaysia and Singapore, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: Burmese rupee Target entity description: The Burmese rupee was the former currency of Burma (now Myanmar) used during the British colonial and early independence periods before being succeeded by the kyat.
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A.
Myanmar kyat
The Myanmar kyat is the official monetary unit of Myanmar, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
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B.
Thai baht
The Thai baht is the official currency of Thailand, notable for its central role in triggering the 1997 Asian financial crisis after a sharp devaluation.
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C.
Bangladeshi taka
The Bangladeshi taka is the official monetary unit of Bangladesh, used for all domestic financial transactions and issued by the country's central bank.
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D.
Brunei dollar
The Brunei dollar is the official currency of Brunei Darussalam, issued by the Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam and maintained at parity with the Singapore dollar under a longstanding currency interchangeability agreement.
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E.
Straits dollar
The Straits dollar was a historical currency used in British-controlled territories in Southeast Asia, including parts of present-day Malaysia and Singapore, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| country |
Burma
ⓘ
linked to:
Myanmar
|
| dateReplaced | 1952 ⓘ |
| denomination |
1 rupee banknote
ⓘ
1 rupee coin ⓘ 10 rupees banknote ⓘ 100 rupees banknote ⓘ 5 rupees banknote ⓘ ¼ rupee coin ⓘ ½ rupee coin ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknote
ⓘ
coin ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| introducedAsSeparateFrom | Indian rupee in 1937 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Status | withdrawn ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency |
Burmese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
pound sterling
ⓘ
linked to:
Pound sterling
|
| monetaryAuthority |
Currency Board of Burma
ⓘ
Government of Burma ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Myanmar
Reserve Bank of India ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | rupee-anna-pie system ⓘ |
| predecessorCurrency | Indian rupee ⓘ |
| relatedCurrency |
Ceylon rupee
ⓘ
Indian rupee ⓘ Straits dollar ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Burmese kyat
ⓘ
linked to:
Myanmar kyat
Burmese kyat in 1952 ⓘ |
| status | no longer in circulation ⓘ |
| subunit |
anna
ⓘ
pice ⓘ pie ⓘ |
| subunitRatio |
1 anna = 12 pies
ⓘ
1 rupee = 16 annas ⓘ 1 rupee = 192 pies ⓘ |
| succeededInCountryBy | Myanmar kyat ⓘ |
| successorCurrency |
Burmese kyat
ⓘ
linked to:
Myanmar kyat
|
| symbol |
Re
ⓘ
Rs ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
British colonial period in Burma
ⓘ
early independence period of Burma ⓘ |
| usedFrom | 1937 ⓘ |
| usedIn |
British Burma
ⓘ
linked to:
Colony of Burma
Burma ⓘ
linked to:
Myanmar
Union of Burma ⓘ
linked to:
Burma (until 1937)
|
| usedUntil | 1952 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Burmese rupee Description of subject: The Burmese rupee was the former currency of Burma (now Myanmar) used during the British colonial and early independence periods before being succeeded by the kyat.
Referenced by (3)
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