Lalon

Bengali poet, composer and Baul saint
Person human Q3347988
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Summary

Lalon is a human[1]. Born in Jhenaidah District[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1772[3]. He died in Kushtia[4]. He died on October 17, 1890[5]. He worked as a poet[6], lyricist[7], composer[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,817 views/month, #7,099 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Lalon's place of birth was Jhenaidah District[2].
  • Lalon died in Kushtia[4].
  • Lalon was born on January 1, 1772[3].
  • Lalon died on October 17, 1890[5].
  • Lalon held citizenship in British Raj[11].
  • Bangla was Lalon's native language[12].
  • Lalon's professions included poet[6].
  • Lalon's professions included lyricist[7].
  • Lalon worked as a composer[8].
  • Lalon's professions included writer[9].
  • Lalon is recorded as male[13].
  • Lalon's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Lalon's Commons category is recorded as Lalon[15].
  • Lalon's described at URL is recorded as https://shangkhachil.com/%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%95/lalon/[16].
  • Lalon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Bangla[17].
  • Lalon's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'bn', 'text': 'লালন'}[18].
  • Lalon's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[19].

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Origins and Family

Born in Jhenaidah District[2], Lalon… he was born on January 1, 1772[3]. Bangla was his native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], lyricist[7], composer[8], and writer[9].

Death and Burial

Lalon died on October 17, 1890[5]. He died in Kushtia[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Lalon include Lalon Shah Bridge[20], a bridge[21], in Bangladesh[22], founded in 2004[23].

Why It Matters

Lalon ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,817 views/month, #7,099 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Entities named for him include Lalon Shah Bridge[20], a bridge[21], in Bangladesh[22], founded in 2004[23].

FAQs

Where was Lalon born?

Born in Jhenaidah District[2].

Where did Lalon die?

Lalon passed away in Kushtia[4].

What did Lalon do for work?

Lalon worked as poet[6], lyricist[7], composer[8], and writer[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Kushtia
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'as', 'bn', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'hi', 'hy', 'ja', 'ml', 'ne', 'n
    Sitelink count → 20
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56926|batch #56926]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 5w ago · Mir17881 · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://shangkhachil.com/%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%9
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described at url: https://shangkhachil.com/%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%95/lalon/"
  3. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 13746099z, 137507760
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Bibliothèque nationale de france id: 137507760, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264184|batch #264184]]"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → poet, lyricist, composer +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
  5. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → male
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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