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Tyagaraja

Indian composer of Carnatic music
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Tyagaraja
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
May 4, 1767
Date of death
January 6, 1847
Place of birth
Thanjavur district
Place of death
Thiruvaiyaru
Occupation
singer, composer, Swami
Field of work
Carnatic music[9]
Religion or worldview
Hinduism[10]
Genre
Carnatic music[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu[15][16][17]
Family name
Kakarla[13]
Instrument
voice[14]
List of works
list of compositions by Tyagaraja[18]
Name in native language
త్యాగరాజు, தியாகராஜ[19][20]
Native language
Telugu[8]
Writing language
Telugu[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Thyagaraju en Kakarla Tyagabrahmam en Thyagaraja en Tyagaraja en Tyagaraju ar تياجارجا fa تیاگاراجا fr Swami Tyāgarāja hi त्यागराज ja シャガラジャ ja ティヤーガラージャ ru Тьягараджа zh 蒂亚格拉贾 zh-hant 蒂亞格拉賈
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
0000000081307012
VIAF cluster ID
45107277
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50018943, no00054998
GND ID
119249804
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139006196
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01373822
CiNii Research ID
1140000791837672704
Discogs artist ID
1374402
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
1BgnAS
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
605434
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Tyagaraja
Europeana entity
agent/base/62329
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FAST ID
6068
Freebase ID
/m/01gg25
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4212833
Grove Music Online ID
48677
IMSLP ID
Category:Tyāgarāja
IdRef ID
070166374
IxTheo authority ID
080052177
J9U entity ID
987007269290405171
MusicBrainz artist ID
6ee9be28-cda0-4fae-b3f1-9860b0c8894b
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA14136441
National Virtual Library of India ID
702k (485k–702k, n=3)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
107372428
Open Library ID
OL105489A, OL5848983A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803110405512
Prabook ID
727110
SBN author ID
VEAV527294
SNAC ARK ID
w6w67bhg
Songkick artist ID
2108556
WikiTree person ID
Kakarla-2
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxrYVqD4WkGBDkpF84wmd
Yale LUX ID
person/002b24b2-7eed-4b73-8dc6-04fcff8f46dc

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Languages spoken, written or signed 3
Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Occupation 2
composer, singer
Field of work 1
Carnatic music
Genre 1
Carnatic music
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Named after 1
Tyagaraja
Native language 1
Telugu
Place of birth 1
Thanjavur district
Place of death 1
Thiruvaiyaru
Religion or worldview 1
Hinduism
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
Telugu
← Dedicated to 1
Tyagaraja Aradhana
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Summary

Tyagaraja was born on May 4, 1767[1], in Thanjavur district[2]. He died on January 6, 1847[3], in Thiruvaiyaru[4]. He worked as a singer[5], composer[6], and Swami[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Tyagaraja include he[22], an impact crater[23].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Tyagaraja include he[22], an impact crater[23].

FAQs

Where was Tyagaraja born?

Tyagaraja was born in Thanjavur district[2].

Where did Tyagaraja die?

Tyagaraja passed away in Thiruvaiyaru[4].

What did Tyagaraja do for work?

Tyagaraja worked as a singer[5], composer[6], and Swami[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 19h ago · Bargioni · 2026-11-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → VEAV527294
    Library of Congress Authorities ID → n50018943, no00054998
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #67274: add P396 using AI: similarity 88"
  2. 29d ago · OBCPO1 · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Library of Congress Authorities ID: n50018943"
  3. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 1BgnAS
    Occupation → singer, composer, Swami
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
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