Classical Mongolian script

E66148

Mongolic script alphabet writing system

Classical Mongolian script is the historic vertical writing system used for the Mongolian language, derived from the Old Uyghur alphabet and still employed in Inner Mongolia today.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Mongolian script	17
Classical Mongolian script canonical	6
Traditional Mongolian script	4
Classical Mongolian	3
Classical Mongolian language	1
Manchu script	1
Mongolian script family	1
Mongolic scripts	1
Old Mongolian script	1
Traditional Mongolian alphabet	1
traditional Mongolian script	1
vertical Mongolian script	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T531536 — 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: Classical Mongolian script
Context triple: [Mongols, traditionalScript, Classical Mongolian script]

A. Cyrillic script
The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system used for many Slavic and other Eurasian languages, including Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, and Ukrainian.
B. Tirhuta script
Tirhuta script is a traditional Brahmic writing system historically used for the Maithili language of the Mithila region in India and Nepal.
C. Kawi script
Kawi script is an ancient Brahmic-derived writing system historically used across Java and other parts of Southeast Asia to write Old Javanese and related languages.
D. Ruqʿah script
Ruqʿah script is a simple, highly legible Arabic handwriting style commonly used for everyday writing and official documents in the Arab world.
E. Shahmukhi script
Shahmukhi script is a Perso-Arabic–based writing system primarily used for writing the Punjabi language in Pakistan.
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: Classical Mongolian script
Target entity description: Classical Mongolian script is the historic vertical writing system used for the Mongolian language, derived from the Old Uyghur alphabet and still employed in Inner Mongolia today.

A. Cyrillic script
The Cyrillic script is an alphabetic writing system used for many Slavic and other Eurasian languages, including Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, and Ukrainian.
B. Tirhuta script
Tirhuta script is a traditional Brahmic writing system historically used for the Maithili language of the Mithila region in India and Nepal.
C. Kawi script
Kawi script is an ancient Brahmic-derived writing system historically used across Java and other parts of Southeast Asia to write Old Javanese and related languages.
D. Ruqʿah script
Ruqʿah script is a simple, highly legible Arabic handwriting style commonly used for everyday writing and official documents in the Arab world.
E. Shahmukhi script
Shahmukhi script is a Perso-Arabic–based writing system primarily used for writing the Punjabi language in Pakistan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mongolic script ⓘ alphabet ⓘ writing system ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	traditional Mongolian script ⓘ linked to: Classical Mongolian script vertical Mongolian script ⓘ linked to: Classical Mongolian script
ancestorScript	Old Uyghur script ⓘ linked to: Old Uyghur alphabet
derivedFrom	Old Uyghur alphabet ⓘ
hasFeature	letters change shape depending on position in word ⓘ letters have initial, medial, and final forms ⓘ ligatures for certain consonant clusters ⓘ shows vowel harmony distinctions ⓘ uses diacritics for some vowel distinctions ⓘ uses separate letters for vowels and consonants ⓘ written in connected strokes ⓘ
historicalUsage	used as the primary script for Mongolian for several centuries ⓘ
indirectAncestorScript	Sogdian script ⓘ linked to: Sogdian alphabet Syriac script ⓘ linked to: Syriac alphabet
ISO15924Code	Mong ⓘ
officialStatus	official script for Mongolian in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ⓘ
relatedScript	Clear Script (Todo script) ⓘ linked to: Clear script (Todo script) Manchu script ⓘ Xibe script ⓘ
replacedBy	Cyrillic script in Mongolia (20th century) ⓘ
scriptType	alphabetic ⓘ cursive ⓘ
timePeriod	developed in the 13th century ⓘ remains in use in the 21st century in Inner Mongolia ⓘ used throughout the Mongol Empire period ⓘ
UnicodeBlock	Mongolian (U+1800–U+18AF) ⓘ
usedBy	Mongol Empire administration (historically) ⓘ Mongolian Buddhist clergy (historically) ⓘ ethnic Mongols in Inner Mongolia ⓘ
usedFor	administrative documents ⓘ literary works ⓘ religious texts ⓘ royal decrees and charters (historically) ⓘ
usedForLanguage	Classical Mongolian language ⓘ linked to: Classical Mongolian script Manchu language (historically, via adaptation) ⓘ Mongolian language ⓘ
usedInRegion	China ⓘ Inner Mongolia ⓘ linked to: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
writingDirection	left-to-right in column order ⓘ top-to-bottom ⓘ vertical ⓘ
writingMedium	paper manuscripts ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ wooden and metal seals ⓘ
writingOrientation	pages traditionally turned left like Chinese books ⓘ
writingSystemFamily	Aramaic-derived scripts ⓘ Uyghur-derived scripts ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mongols → traditionalScript → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

subject linked to: Mongol

Mongolia → writingSystem → Traditional Mongolian script ⓘ