Ban Liang
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Ban Liang is the name of an ancient Chinese coin denomination first cast during the Qin dynasty and widely used as a standard currency unit in early imperial China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ban Liang canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9889605 — 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: Ban Liang Context triple: [Banliang coin, transliterationOfInscription, Ban Liang]
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A.
Ma Liang
Ma Liang was a historical figure from the Three Kingdoms period of China, known primarily as the younger brother of the Shu strategist Ma Su and for his own service under Liu Bei.
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B.
Wei Wenhou
Wei Wenhou was an early Warring States-period ruler credited with transforming the State of Wei into a powerful, reform-oriented kingdom in ancient China.
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C.
Zhu Youjiao
Zhu Youjiao, better known as the Tianqi Emperor, was a late Ming dynasty ruler whose short and troubled reign was dominated by the powerful eunuch Wei Zhongxian and marked by political corruption and decline.
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D.
Liu Shu
Liu Shu was a Chinese scholar who contributed as an editor to the compilation of the historical chronicle Zizhi Tongjian.
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E.
Li Yi
Li Yi was a Tang dynasty imperial prince, notable as a son of Emperor Dezong of Tang.
- 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: Ban Liang Target entity description: Ban Liang is the name of an ancient Chinese coin denomination first cast during the Qin dynasty and widely used as a standard currency unit in early imperial China.
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A.
Ma Liang
Ma Liang was a historical figure from the Three Kingdoms period of China, known primarily as the younger brother of the Shu strategist Ma Su and for his own service under Liu Bei.
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B.
Wei Wenhou
Wei Wenhou was an early Warring States-period ruler credited with transforming the State of Wei into a powerful, reform-oriented kingdom in ancient China.
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C.
Zhu Youjiao
Zhu Youjiao, better known as the Tianqi Emperor, was a late Ming dynasty ruler whose short and troubled reign was dominated by the powerful eunuch Wei Zhongxian and marked by political corruption and decline.
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D.
Liu Shu
Liu Shu was a Chinese scholar who contributed as an editor to the compilation of the historical chronicle Zizhi Tongjian.
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E.
Li Yi
Li Yi was a Tang dynasty imperial prince, notable as a son of Emperor Dezong of Tang.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Chinese coin denomination
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cash coin ⓘ |
| associatedWithReformBy | Qin Shi Huang ⓘ |
| category |
Chinese numismatics
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Han dynasty coinage ⓘ Qin dynasty coinage ⓘ |
| circulationArea |
Qin empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Qin dynasty
early Han empire ⓘ |
| coinageType | cast coin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| denominationNameMeaning | 'half liang' in Chinese ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of monetary unification under Qin ⓘ |
| hasFeature | central square hole for stringing ⓘ |
| hasHoleShape | square ⓘ |
| hasObverseInscription | Ban Liang ⓘ |
| hasReverseDesign | usually blank reverse ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | facilitated trade and taxation in Qin and early Han China ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| influenced | later Chinese cash coin designs ⓘ |
| introducedAsStandardCurrency | Qin dynasty ⓘ |
| manufacturingMethod | casting in molds ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| metalType | copper alloy ⓘ |
| monetaryStandardFor | early unified Chinese empire ⓘ |
| monetarySystemRole | standard currency unit ⓘ |
| numismaticInterest | commonly collected ancient Chinese coin ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Wu Zhu coin
ⓘ
linked to:
Wu Zhu cash coins
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| script | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| shape | round coin with square hole ⓘ |
| standardWeightUnit | half liang ⓘ |
| typicalColor | brown or green patina ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
state payments ⓘ tax payments ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Qin dynasty
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Western Han dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Western Han period
early imperial China ⓘ |
| weightSystem | liang-based weight system ⓘ |
| writingOnObverse | characters 'Ban' and 'Liang' ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ban Liang Description of subject: Ban Liang is the name of an ancient Chinese coin denomination first cast during the Qin dynasty and widely used as a standard currency unit in early imperial China.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.