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Tulsidas

Type Figure Region Indian subcontinent Time c. 1532–1623 Also known as Tulsidas、图尔西达斯、Goswami Tulsidas

Tulsidas (c. 1532–1623), Hindu poet and figure of the bhakti movement, famed for the Awadhi epic Ramcharitmanas, which popularized the Rama legend an…

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  1. 1581–1590Varanasi · Uttar PradeshAfter completing the Ramcharitmanas, Tulsidas long resided in Varanasi, preaching at the Assi Ghat area and continuing to write devotional works such as the Hanuman Chalisa, attracting large followings and becoming a central figure of North Indian bhakti movement.
  2. 1574–1580Ayodhya · Uttar PradeshAround 1574 he completed the main chapters of the Ramcharitmanas in Ayodhya, telling Rama's life in Awadhi, breaking Sanskrit's monopoly and making the epic widely known among the people; by the 1580s his reputation spanned the Ganges plain.

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