Narsinh Mehta
E452916
Narsinh Mehta was a 15th-century Gujarati poet-saint renowned for his devotional songs to Krishna and his influential role in shaping the Bhakti movement in western India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Narsinh Mehta canonical | 2 |
| Narsi Mehta | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4512191 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Narsinh Mehta Context triple: [Bhakti movement, keyFigure, Narsinh Mehta]
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A.
Tukaram
Tukaram was a 17th-century Marathi saint-poet of the Bhakti movement, renowned for his deeply devotional and socially critical abhangas dedicated to the god Vithoba.
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B.
Vidyapati
Vidyapati was a renowned medieval poet and scholar from the Mithila region, celebrated for his Maithili and Sanskrit devotional and love poetry.
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C.
Madhavdev
Madhavdev was a prominent 16th-century Assamese saint-poet and key disciple of Srimanta Sankardev, renowned for his devotional writings and role in shaping the Ekasarana Dharma movement in Assam.
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D.
Bhagat Surdas
Bhagat Surdas was a medieval Indian devotional poet-saint associated with the Bhakti movement, whose hymns are revered in Sikh scripture.
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E.
Tulsidas
Tulsidas was a 16th-century Indian poet-saint best known for composing the epic Ramcharitmanas, a retelling of the Ramayana in the vernacular that deeply influenced North Indian devotional culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Narsinh Mehta Target entity description: Narsinh Mehta was a 15th-century Gujarati poet-saint renowned for his devotional songs to Krishna and his influential role in shaping the Bhakti movement in western India.
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A.
Tukaram
Tukaram was a 17th-century Marathi saint-poet of the Bhakti movement, renowned for his deeply devotional and socially critical abhangas dedicated to the god Vithoba.
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B.
Vidyapati
Vidyapati was a renowned medieval poet and scholar from the Mithila region, celebrated for his Maithili and Sanskrit devotional and love poetry.
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C.
Madhavdev
Madhavdev was a prominent 16th-century Assamese saint-poet and key disciple of Srimanta Sankardev, renowned for his devotional writings and role in shaping the Ekasarana Dharma movement in Assam.
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D.
Bhagat Surdas
Bhagat Surdas was a medieval Indian devotional poet-saint associated with the Bhakti movement, whose hymns are revered in Sikh scripture.
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E.
Tulsidas
Tulsidas was a 16th-century Indian poet-saint best known for composing the epic Ramcharitmanas, a retelling of the Ramayana in the vernacular that deeply influenced North Indian devotional culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
15th-century Indian poet
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Bhakti poet ⓘ Hindu religious leader ⓘ Vaishnava saint ⓘ poet ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Dwarka
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Junagadh ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Talaja ⓘ |
| birthPresentDayState | Gujarat ⓘ |
| birthRegion |
Saurashtra
ⓘ
linked to:
Saurashtra State
|
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
pioneer of Gujarati bhakti literature
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revered as a saint in Gujarat ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus | bhakti (devotion) to Krishna ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gujarati ⓘ |
| genre |
bhajan
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devotional poetry ⓘ |
| honorificName | Adi Kavi of Gujarati ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bhakti movement in Gujarat
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Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ Vaishnava devotional practices in western India ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Gujarati ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered the first major poet of Gujarati language
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his bhajans are still sung in Hindu devotional practice ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Gujarati literature ⓘ |
| mainDeityOfDevotion | Krishna ⓘ |
| movement | Bhakti movement ⓘ |
| name |
Narsi Bhagat
ⓘ
linked to:
Narsinh Bhagat
Narsi Mehta ⓘ
linked to:
Narsinh Mehta
Narsinh Bhagat ⓘ Narsinh Mehta ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ho Vaishnav Jan To Tene Re Kahiye
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Jala Kamal Chhandi ⓘ Vaishnav Jan To ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Gujarat
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western India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| socialThemeInWorks |
compassion
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equality ⓘ service to others ⓘ |
| workUsedAs |
devotional hymn
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prayer song in Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| workUsedBy |
Mahatma Gandhi
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Vaishnav Jan To ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Narsinh Mehta Description of subject: Narsinh Mehta was a 15th-century Gujarati poet-saint renowned for his devotional songs to Krishna and his influential role in shaping the Bhakti movement in western India.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Narsinh Mehta