Hejaz riyal
E513838
The Hejaz riyal was the historical monetary unit used in the early 20th century in the Kingdom of Hejaz, in the western Arabian Peninsula.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hejaz riyal canonical | 1 |
| Riyal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5352248 — 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: Hejaz riyal Context triple: [Kingdom of Hejaz, currency, Hejaz riyal]
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A.
Saudi riyal
The Saudi riyal is the official monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, used nationwide for all financial transactions and pegged to the US dollar.
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B.
Qatari riyal
The Qatari riyal is the official national currency of Qatar, issued by the Qatar Central Bank and commonly used in all financial transactions throughout the country.
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C.
Qatari dirham
The Qatari dirham is a fractional monetary unit used as a subunit of Qatar’s national currency.
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D.
Kuwaiti dinar
The Kuwaiti dinar is the official currency of Kuwait and is known for having one of the highest exchange values in the world.
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E.
Jordanian dinar
The Jordanian dinar is the official currency of Jordan and one of the region’s more stable and widely used Middle Eastern currencies.
- 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: Hejaz riyal Target entity description: The Hejaz riyal was the historical monetary unit used in the early 20th century in the Kingdom of Hejaz, in the western Arabian Peninsula.
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A.
Saudi riyal
The Saudi riyal is the official monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, used nationwide for all financial transactions and pegged to the US dollar.
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B.
Qatari riyal
The Qatari riyal is the official national currency of Qatar, issued by the Qatar Central Bank and commonly used in all financial transactions throughout the country.
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C.
Qatari dirham
The Qatari dirham is a fractional monetary unit used as a subunit of Qatar’s national currency.
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D.
Kuwaiti dinar
The Kuwaiti dinar is the official currency of Kuwait and is known for having one of the highest exchange values in the world.
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E.
Jordanian dinar
The Jordanian dinar is the official currency of Jordan and one of the region’s more stable and widely used Middle Eastern currencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of former countries
ⓘ
Modern obsolete currencies ⓘ |
| country | Hejaz ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Kingdom of Hejaz ⓘ |
| denominationType | silver coin ⓘ |
| historicalRelation | predecessor of Saudi riyal ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority |
Hashemite rulers of Hejaz
ⓘ
Sharif of Mecca ⓘ |
| metal | silver ⓘ |
| monetarySystem |
riyal–qirsh system
ⓘ
linked to:
riyal
|
| namedAfter |
Riyal
ⓘ
linked to:
Hejaz riyal
|
| region |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Saudi riyal ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | Ottoman lira ⓘ |
| scriptOnCoins | Arabic ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subdividedInto |
100 qirsh
ⓘ
20 qirsh ⓘ 40 qirsh ⓘ |
| usedBefore | unification of Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
tax payments ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| usedIn | Kingdom of Hejaz ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Hejaz
ⓘ
western Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hejaz riyal Description of subject: The Hejaz riyal was the historical monetary unit used in the early 20th century in the Kingdom of Hejaz, in the western Arabian Peninsula.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hejaz riyal