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What does the actual historical evidence show about the popular claim that Amir Khusrau invented the sitar?

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1. What does the actual historical evidence show about the popular claim that Amir Khusrau invented the sitar?

His own writings on music never name the instrument, and reliable evidence places its origin in the 18th century

Contemporary miniature paintings clearly depict him playing it

The claim is fully confirmed by his surviving court records

Only the tabla claim is false; the sitar claim is well documented

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