Rais Khan

Pakistani musician (1939-2017)
Person human Q7285063
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Rais Khan

Summary

Rais Khan is a human[1]. Born in Indore[2], he… he was born on November 25, 1939[3]. He passed away in Karachi[4]. He died on May 6, 2017[5]. He worked as a sitarist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Rais Khan's place of birth was Indore[2].
  • Rais Khan passed away in Karachi[4].
  • Rais Khan was born on November 25, 1939[3].
  • Rais Khan died on May 6, 2017[5].
  • Among Rais Khan's spouses was Bilqees Khanum[8].
  • A child of Rais Khan was Cezanne Khan[9].
  • Rais Khan held citizenship in British Raj[10].
  • Rais Khan held citizenship in Pakistan[11].
  • Rais Khan worked as a sitarist[6].
  • Rais Khan received the Pride of Performance[12].
  • Rais Khan received the Sitara-i-Imtiaz[13].
  • Rais Khan is recorded as male[14].
  • Rais Khan's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Rais Khan took place on 2005[16].
  • Rais Khan's instrument is recorded as sitar[17].
  • Rais Khan's start of work period is recorded as 1948[18].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[19]

  • Country: IN[20]

  • Began / founded: 1939-11-25[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2017-05-06[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2bb99ee3-845e-4465-90f2-24a08ca2f7eb[23]

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Origins and Family

Rais Khan's place of birth was Indore[2]. He was born on November 25, 1939[3].

Career and Affiliations

Rais Khan's professions included sitarist[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Pride of Performance[12], an award[24], in Pakistan[25], founded in 1958[26] and Sitara-i-Imtiaz[13], an order[27], in Pakistan[28], founded in 1953[29].

Personal Life

Among Rais Khan's spouses was Bilqees Khanum[8]. A child of him was Cezanne Khan[9].

Death and Burial

Rais Khan died on May 6, 2017[5]. He passed away in Karachi[4].

Why It Matters

Rais Khan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Rais Khan born?

Rais Khan was born in Indore[2].

Where did Rais Khan die?

Rais Khan passed away in Karachi[4].

Who was Rais Khan married to?

Rais Khan's spouses include Bilqees Khanum[8].

What did Rais Khan do for work?

Rais Khan worked as sitarist[6].

What awards did Rais Khan receive?

Honors received include Pride of Performance[12] and Sitara-i-Imtiaz[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . timesofindia.indiatimes.com. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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