- The exact origin of the sitar is uncertain but we can say it originated on the Indian sub-continent sometime between the 1300s and the 1700s.
- Popular stories name Amir Khusru as the inventor of the sitar, but two historical figures share that name. One lived in the 1300s and the other in the 1700s.
- The sitar is classed as a chordophone in the lute family.
- Lutes were played in the court of the Moghul Empire, which dominated India from the 1300s to the 1700s. The sitar is said to have developed in the Moghul court.
- The sitar commonly has between 20 and 23 strings and is often used in Hinustani classical music.
- In the 20th century the sitar was used in western popular music by musicians such as Ravi Shankar.
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