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sarod

Summary

sarod ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (929 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • sarod is a type of necked bowl lute sounded by plectrum[2].
  • sarod's Commons category is recorded as Sarod[3].
  • sarod's country of origin is recorded as India[4].
  • sarod's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 321.321-6[5].

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Definition and Type

sarod is a type of necked bowl lute sounded by plectrum[2].

Why It Matters

sarod ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (929 views/month).[1] sarod has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] sarod is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q29401 (asm)-বিকাশ দিহিঙ্গীয়া-সৰোদ.wav
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q29401 (asm)-বিকাশ দিহিঙ্গীয়া-সৰোদ.wav"
  2. 26d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → necked bowl lute sounded by plectrum
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 3901345
    Country of origin → India
    Biblissima authority id → Q297754
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q297754, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
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