# Surdas - Poet-saint

URL: https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/surdas
Lifetime: c. 1478 – c. 1581 (dates disputed)
Born-Died: c. 1478 - c. 1581
Dynasty or school: Bhakti saints
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surdas

Braj Bhasha poet associated with the Vallabha tradition, known for the Sur Sagar and verses on Krishna's childhood. Tradition holds that he was blind; the details of his life and dates are uncertain.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Ravidas](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/ravidas)
- Next in list: [Vallabhacharya](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/vallabhacharya)

## Timeline events during this reign or lifetime
- 1478 - [Majapahit Collapse and Exodus to Bali](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1478-majapahit-collapse-and-exodus-to-bali)
- 1480 - [Bengal Sultans Patronise Hindu Literature](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1480-bengal-sultans-patronise-hindu-literature)
- 1489 - [Dang Hyang Nirartha Reaches Bali](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1489-dang-hyang-nirartha-reaches-bali)
- 1490 - [Sankardev and Ekasarana Dharma](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1490-sankardev-and-ekasarana-dharma)
- 1499 - [Guru Nanak and the Birth of Sikhism](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1499-guru-nanak-and-the-birth-of-sikhism)
- 1500 - [Vallabhacharya and Pushtimarg](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1500-vallabhacharya-and-pushtimarg)
- 1504 - [Sikandar Lodi's Temple Policies](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1504-sikandar-lodi-s-temple-policies)
- 1509 - [Krishnadevaraya Crowned at Vijayanagara](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1509-krishnadevaraya-crowned-at-vijayanagara)
- 1510 - [Chaitanya Takes Sannyasa](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1510-chaitanya-takes-sannyasa)
- 1510 - [Surdas and the Krishna Poets of Braj](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1510-surdas-and-the-krishna-poets-of-braj)
- 1520 - [Mirabai Sings of Krishna](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1520-mirabai-sings-of-krishna)
- 1526 - [First Battle of Panipat](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1526-first-battle-of-panipat)
- 1528 - [Babri Masjid Built at Ayodhya](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1528-babri-masjid-built-at-ayodhya)
- 1560 - [Goa Inquisition Established](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1560-goa-inquisition-established)
- 1562 - [Akbar's Rajput Alliances Begin](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1562-akbar-s-rajput-alliances-begin)
- 1563 - [Akbar Abolishes the Pilgrim Tax](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1563-akbar-abolishes-the-pilgrim-tax)
- 1564 - [Akbar Abolishes Jizya](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1564-akbar-abolishes-jizya)
- 1565 - [Fall of Vijayanagara at Talikota](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1565-fall-of-vijayanagara-at-talikota)
- 1573 - [Eknath Completes the Eknathi Bhagavata](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1573-eknath-completes-the-eknathi-bhagavata)
- 1574 - [Tulsidas Begins the Ramcharitmanas](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1574-tulsidas-begins-the-ramcharitmanas)
- 1575 - [Akbar Opens the Ibadat Khana](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1575-akbar-opens-the-ibadat-khana)
- 1576 - [Battle of Haldighati](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1576-battle-of-haldighati)