Tansen

Summary

Tansen is a human^[1]. He was born in Gwalior^[2]. He was born on 1493^[3]. He died in Agra^[4]. He died on April 26, 1589^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (871 views/month, #6,935 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Tansen was born in Gwalior^[2].
• Tansen died in Agra^[4].
• Tansen was born on 1493^[3].
• Tansen died on April 26, 1589^[5].
• Tansen worked as a composer^[6].
• Tansen's religion is recorded as Islam^[8].
• Tansen is recorded as male^[9].
• Tansen's instance of is recorded as human^[10].
• Tansen's genre is Hindustani classical music^[11].
• Tansen's Commons category is recorded as Tansen^[12].
• Tansen's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• Tansen's start of work period is recorded as 1562^[14].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[15]

• Country: IN^[16]

• Began / founded: 1493^[17]

• Ended / dissolved: 1589-04-26^[18]

• MusicBrainz ID: 76063b10-6c77-4b7a-80a1-1bc50da5362f^[19]

Body

Origins and Family

Tansen was born in Gwalior^[2]. He was born on 1493^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Tansen worked as a composer^[6].

Personal Life

Tansen's religion is recorded as Islam^[8].

Death and Burial

Tansen died on April 26, 1589^[5]. He died in Agra^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Tansen include he^[20], an impact crater^[21].

Why It Matters

Tansen ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (871 views/month, #6,935 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]

Entities named for him include he^[20], an impact crater^[21].

FAQs

Where was Tansen born?

Born in Gwalior^[2], Tansen…

Where did Tansen die?

Tansen died in Agra^[4].

What did Tansen do for work?

Tansen worked as composer^[6].