Tukaram
E122624
Tukaram was a 17th-century Marathi saint-poet of the Bhakti movement, renowned for his deeply devotional and socially critical abhangas dedicated to the god Vithoba.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tukaram canonical | 14 |
| Sant Tukaram | 1 |
| Tukaram Bolhoba Ambile | 1 |
| Tukaram Maharaj | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1023945 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Tukaram Context triple: [Tukaram’s abhangas, author, Tukaram]
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Vidyapati
Vidyapati was a renowned medieval poet and scholar from the Mithila region, celebrated for his Maithili and Sanskrit devotional and love poetry.
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B.
Ramachandra Pandurang Tope
Ramachandra Pandurang Tope, better known as Tatya Tope, was a prominent leader and guerrilla general of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 against British rule.
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C.
Namdev
Namdev was a 13th-century Marathi saint-poet and key figure of the Bhakti movement, renowned for his devotional hymns to Vithoba that are revered in both Hindu and Sikh traditions.
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D.
Tyagaraja
Tyagaraja was a revered 18th–19th century Carnatic composer-saint whose devotional kritis, especially in praise of Lord Rama, are central to South Indian classical music.
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E.
Vallabhacharya
Vallabhacharya was a prominent 15th–16th century Indian philosopher and theologian who founded the Pushtimarg school of Vedanta, emphasizing loving devotion (bhakti) to Krishna.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tukaram Target entity description: Tukaram was a 17th-century Marathi saint-poet of the Bhakti movement, renowned for his deeply devotional and socially critical abhangas dedicated to the god Vithoba.
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A.
Vidyapati
Vidyapati was a renowned medieval poet and scholar from the Mithila region, celebrated for his Maithili and Sanskrit devotional and love poetry.
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B.
Ramachandra Pandurang Tope
Ramachandra Pandurang Tope, better known as Tatya Tope, was a prominent leader and guerrilla general of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 against British rule.
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C.
Namdev
Namdev was a 13th-century Marathi saint-poet and key figure of the Bhakti movement, renowned for his devotional hymns to Vithoba that are revered in both Hindu and Sikh traditions.
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D.
Tyagaraja
Tyagaraja was a revered 18th–19th century Carnatic composer-saint whose devotional kritis, especially in praise of Lord Rama, are central to South Indian classical music.
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E.
Vallabhacharya
Vallabhacharya was a prominent 15th–16th century Indian philosopher and theologian who founded the Pushtimarg school of Vedanta, emphasizing loving devotion (bhakti) to Krishna.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bhakti movement saint
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Hindu saint ⓘ Marathi poet ⓘ Varkari saint ⓘ saint-poet ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Vithoba of Pandharpur ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Pandharpur ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Indrayani River ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| birthCountry | India ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dehu ⓘ |
| birthRegion | Maharashtra ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
annual pilgrimages to Dehu
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kirtans and bhajans in his name ⓘ |
| critiqued |
caste discrimination
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ritualism ⓘ social hypocrisy ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Deccan Plateau
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surface form:
Deccan
|
| deathPlace | Dehu ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
Krishna
ⓘ
Vithoba of Pandharpur ⓘ
surface form:
Vithoba
Vitthal ⓘ |
| emphasized |
equality of all devotees
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inner devotion ⓘ remembrance of God’s name ⓘ |
| ethnoLinguisticIdentity |
Marathi language
ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi
|
| fullName |
Tukaram
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tukaram Bolhoba Ambile
|
| genre | devotional literature ⓘ |
| honorificName |
Tukaram
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sant Tukaram
|
| influenced |
Marathi literature
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Varkari tradition ⓘ
surface form:
Varkari sampradaya
later Bhakti poets ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abhangas
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devotional poetry ⓘ social criticism in poetry ⓘ |
| language |
Marathi language
ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi
|
| literaryForm | abhanga ⓘ |
| movement | Bhakti movement ⓘ |
| name | Tukaram self-link ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
bhakti
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personal devotion to God ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| socialRole |
moral teacher
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reformer ⓘ |
| textualLegacy |
Tukaram’s abhangas
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surface form:
Gatha of Tukaram
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| tradition | Varkari tradition ⓘ |
| worshippedAs | saint ⓘ |
| writingsAddressedTo |
Vithoba of Pandharpur
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surface form:
Vithoba
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| writingsLanguage | vernacular Marathi ⓘ |
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Subject: Tukaram Description of subject: Tukaram was a 17th-century Marathi saint-poet of the Bhakti movement, renowned for his deeply devotional and socially critical abhangas dedicated to the god Vithoba.
Referenced by (17)
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