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Tawaif

courtesans in India
Occupation occupation Q3630457
Tawaif
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Tawaif

Summary

Tawaif is an occupation[1]. Tawaif ranks in the top 9% of occupation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,272 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tawaif's instance of is recorded as occupation[3].
  • Tawaif is a type of courtesan[4].
  • Tawaif's described by source is recorded as Castes and Tribes of Southern India[5].

Why It Matters

Tawaif ranks in the top 9% of occupation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,272 views/month).[2] Tawaif has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] Tawaif is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 1d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 15
    Subclass of → courtesan
    Described by source → Castes and Tribes of Southern India
    Instance of → occupation
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||bn, fr */ import labels from sitelinks"
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