Question

Mirabai was a poetess of _____ century.
1. 16th
2. 19th
3. 18th
4. 14th

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 16th

The correct answer is 16th.

•  Mirabai
  • Meerabai was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna.
  • She is a celebrated Bhakti saint, particularly in the North Indian Hindu tradition.
  • She was widely known and a cherished figure in the Bhakti movement culture by about 1600 CE.
  • Many poems attributed to Meera were likely composed later by others who admired Meera.
  • One of her most popular compositions remains "Paayoji Maine Ram Ratan dhan paayo".
  • There are no surviving manuscripts of her poetry from her time and the earliest records with two poems credited to her are from the early 18th century, more than 150 years after she died.