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Tulsidas

Hindu saint and poet (1532–1623), author of the Ramcharitmanas and Hanuman Chalisa

Tulsidas has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists in 1532 in Rajapur.

Born

in 1532

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: in 1623

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Birthplace: Rajapur
Professions: philosopher, writer, poet

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: in 1532 (Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; Trove; Open Library; International Standard Name Identifier; Nationalencyklopedin; SNAC; opac.vatlib.it; National Library of Portugal; MAK; LIBRIS; NUKAT; Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) or in 1511 (No external source identified).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

in 1511

Precision: year · Rank: normal

Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.

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More about Tulsidas

Birth name: रामबोला, गोस्वामी तुलसीदास

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Questions people ask

Where was Tulsidas born?

Tulsidas was born in Rajapur.

What was Tulsidas’s name at birth?

Tulsidas’s recorded birth name is रामबोला; गोस्वामी तुलसीदास.

When did Tulsidas die?

Tulsidas died in 1623.