Numerous legends have been written about Tansen, mixing facts and fiction, and the historicity of these stories is doubtful.
[6] Akbar considered him as one of the
Navaratnas (nine jewels), and gave him the title Mian, an honorific, meaning learned man.
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Tansen - Wikipediaand sent him along with gifts to Akbar. In 1562, about the age of 60, the Vaishnava[5] musician Tansen joined the Akbar court, and his performances became a subject of many court historians.[4] <span>Numerous legends have been written about Tansen, mixing facts and fiction, and the historicity of these stories is doubtful.[6] Akbar considered him as one of the Navaratnas (nine jewels), and gave him the title Mian, an honorific, meaning learned man.[7] Tansen was a composer, musician and vocalist, to whom many compositions have been attributed in northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. He was also an instrumentalist who populariz Summary
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