grivna
E441005
The grivna was a medieval East Slavic monetary and weight unit widely used in Kievan Rus' and neighboring principalities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| grivna canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4447973 — 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: grivna Context triple: [Principality of Polotsk, currency, grivna]
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A.
Granz
Granz is the surname of Norman Granz, the influential American jazz impresario and founder of several major jazz record labels.
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B.
Grocka
Grocka is a suburban municipality of Belgrade in Serbia, known for its agricultural production, especially fruit growing, and its location along the Danube River.
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C.
Garliava
Garliava is a small town in central Lithuania known as a suburban community near the city of Kaunas.
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D.
Glavlit
Glavlit was the Soviet state censorship agency responsible for controlling and suppressing information in publications, media, and the arts.
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E.
Naristi
The Naristi were an ancient Germanic tribe known primarily from Roman sources as neighbors of the Marcomanni in Central Europe.
- 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: grivna Target entity description: The grivna was a medieval East Slavic monetary and weight unit widely used in Kievan Rus' and neighboring principalities.
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A.
Granz
Granz is the surname of Norman Granz, the influential American jazz impresario and founder of several major jazz record labels.
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B.
Grocka
Grocka is a suburban municipality of Belgrade in Serbia, known for its agricultural production, especially fruit growing, and its location along the Danube River.
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C.
Garliava
Garliava is a small town in central Lithuania known as a suburban community near the city of Kaunas.
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D.
Glavlit
Glavlit was the Soviet state censorship agency responsible for controlling and suppressing information in publications, media, and the arts.
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E.
Naristi
The Naristi were an ancient Germanic tribe known primarily from Roman sources as neighbors of the Marcomanni in Central Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency
ⓘ
medieval monetary unit ⓘ medieval weight unit ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
finds in urban centers of Kievan Rus'
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hoards of silver ingots ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Old Rus' culture ⓘ |
| currencySystemRole | basis for accounting in grivnas and smaller units ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Rus' legal codes
ⓘ
medieval East Slavic chronicles ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Old Slavic word for "neck" or "nape" ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
medium of exchange
ⓘ
store of value ⓘ unit of account ⓘ weight standard ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Belarusian monetary system
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later Russian monetary system ⓘ later Ukrainian monetary system ⓘ |
| material |
gold
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | ruble ⓘ |
| regionalType |
Chernigov grivna
ⓘ
linked to:
Chernigov
Kievan grivna ⓘ Lithuanian grivna ⓘ Novgorod grivna ⓘ Volga grivna ⓘ |
| replacedBy | coin-based monetary systems ⓘ |
| shapeVariant |
bar-shaped ingot
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hexagonal ingot ⓘ neck-ring form ⓘ rhombic ingot ⓘ |
| smallerUnitRelated |
kuna
ⓘ
nogata ⓘ rezana ⓘ |
| standardWeightApproximation |
around 200 grams for some regional types
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around 400 grams for some regional types ⓘ |
| usedAs |
fines and legal compensation unit
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tax assessment unit ⓘ tribute payment unit ⓘ |
| usedBy | East Slavs ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Kievan Rus'
ⓘ
linked to:
Kyivan Rus
Novgorod Republic ⓘ Vladimir-Suzdal Principality ⓘ
linked to:
Vladimir-Suzdal principality
other East Slavic principalities ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| usedInTradeWith |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Central European states ⓘ Volga Bulgar and other steppe polities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: grivna Description of subject: The grivna was a medieval East Slavic monetary and weight unit widely used in Kievan Rus' and neighboring principalities.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.