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tanpura

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tanpura

Summary

tanpura is a type of musical instrument[1]. tanpura draws 2,238 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #74 of 399).[2]

Key Facts

  • tanpura's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • tanpura is a type of plucked string necked bowl lute[4].
  • tanpura's Commons category is recorded as Tambura[5].
  • tanpura's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 321.321-6[6].
  • tanpura's different from is recorded as tambura[7].

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Definition and Type

tanpura's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. tanpura is a type of plucked string necked bowl lute[4].

Why It Matters

tanpura draws 2,238 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #74 of 399).[2] tanpura has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] tanpura is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → plucked string necked bowl lute
    Different from → tambura
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q29401 (asm)-বিকাশ দিহিঙ্গীয়া-তানপুৰা.wav
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P407]]: [[Q29401]]"
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