Mian Tansen

E552263
Hindustani classical musician composer court musician historical figure singer

Mian Tansen was a legendary 16th-century Hindustani classical musician and one of the most celebrated court singers of Mughal emperor Akbar.

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Mughal court musician Tansen 1
Tansen 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindustani classical musician ⓘ
composer ⓘ
court musician ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
singer ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ramtanu Pandey NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tansen NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Akbar’s royal court in Agra ⓘ
Akbar’s royal court in Fatehpur Sikri ⓘ
Gwalior gharana NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace near Gwalior ⓘ
centuryActive 16th century ⓘ
commemoratedBy Tansen Samaroh music festival in Gwalior NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship India ⓘ
culture Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer Akbar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mughal court NERFINISHED ⓘ
era Mughal era ⓘ
fieldOfWork composition ⓘ
music ⓘ
vocal performance ⓘ
genre Hindustani classical music ⓘ
hasLegend stories of singing Raga Deepak to light lamps ⓘ
stories of singing Raga Megh to bring rain ⓘ
hasType court artist ⓘ
vocalist ⓘ
honorificPrefix Mian NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced later Hindustani classical musicians ⓘ
influencedBy North Indian devotional and classical traditions ⓘ
languageOfPerformance Braj Bhasha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
legacy considered a foundational figure of Hindustani classical music canon ⓘ
memberOf Navaratnas of Akbar NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor being a legendary singer in Akbar’s court ⓘ
being one of the greatest Hindustani classical musicians ⓘ
notableWork compositions in Dhrupad style ⓘ
occupation composer ⓘ
musician ⓘ
singer ⓘ
patron Akbar NERFINISHED ⓘ
position court musician of Akbar ⓘ
navaratna of Akbar NERFINISHED ⓘ
region northern India ⓘ
surface form: North India
religion Islam ⓘ
style court music ⓘ
timePeriod reign of Akbar ⓘ
tradition Dhrupad NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tansen Music Festival → namedAfter → Mian Tansen ⓘ
Tansen Music Festival → honours → Mian Tansen ⓘ
Tansen Music Festival → associatedWith → Mian Tansen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mughal court musician Tansen
Navaratnas of Akbar → hasMember → Mian Tansen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tansen