The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c11.125

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c11.125

¹⁴ The invention of the sitar is commonly credited to Ameer Khusru, of Delhi, in the twelfth century. Captain Willard states that the instrument derives its name from si, سه, signifying in Persian three, and tar تار, a string, as that number was commonly used.

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