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bansuri

in several North Indian languages for many different types of flutes, mostly for transverse flutes played in Indian music
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bansuri

Summary

bansuri is a type of musical instrument[1]. bansuri draws 630 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #93 of 399).[2]

Key Facts

  • bansuri's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • bansuri is made of bamboo[4].
  • bansuri is a type of stopped side-blown flute with fingerholes[5].
  • bansuri is a type of bamboo flute[6].
  • bansuri's Commons category is recorded as Bansuri[7].
  • bansuri's country of origin is recorded as India[8].
  • bansuri's described at URL is recorded as https://doi.org/gmo/9781561592630.article.L2274885[9].
  • bansuri's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 421.121.32[10].

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Definition and Type

bansuri's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. Recorded subclass of include stopped side-blown flute with fingerholes[5] and bamboo flute[6].

Why It Matters

bansuri draws 630 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #93 of 399).[2] bansuri has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] bansuri is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

India

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_bansuri_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{bansuri}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/bansuri}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    Instance of → type of musical instrument
    Subclass of → —
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