- May 9, 2006
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My friend asked me what the oldest shabad in Guru Granth Sahib Ji is. So I made a little timeline of contributors up to Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana. Please correct any errors you may see here:
All dates are in CE.
All dates are in CE.
Baba Farid: 1173-1266
Bhagat Sadhna: 1180
Bhagat Jaidev: ~1200
Bhagat Trilochan: 1269-??
Namdev: 1270-1350
Kabir: either 1398-1448 or 1440-1518
Ravidas: 1376 or 1450-1520
Bhagat Sain: 1400
Bhagat Pipa: 1425
Bhagat Baini: ~1450-~1550
Bhagat Ramanand: ~1450
Guru Nanak: 1469-1539
Bhai Mardana: 1459-1534
Bhagat Sadhna: 1180
Bhagat Jaidev: ~1200
Bhagat Trilochan: 1269-??
Namdev: 1270-1350
Kabir: either 1398-1448 or 1440-1518
Ravidas: 1376 or 1450-1520
Bhagat Sain: 1400
Bhagat Pipa: 1425
Bhagat Baini: ~1450-~1550
Bhagat Ramanand: ~1450
Guru Nanak: 1469-1539
Bhai Mardana: 1459-1534
