# Tyagaraja - Composer and poet-saint

URL: https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/tyagaraja
Lifetime: 1767 – 1847
Born-Died: 1767 - 1847
Dynasty or school: Bhakti saints
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyagaraja

Telugu composer of Carnatic music, devoted to Rama, whose kritis are central to the tradition. He is counted among the Trinity of Carnatic music alongside Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Sastri.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Ramprasad Sen](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/ramprasad-sen)
- Next in list: [Ram Mohan Roy](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/ram-mohan-roy)

## Timeline events during this reign or lifetime
- 1768 - [Prithvi Narayan Shah Takes Kathmandu](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1768-prithvi-narayan-shah-takes-kathmandu)
- 1776 - [A Code of Gentoo Laws Published](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1776-a-code-of-gentoo-laws-published)
- 1780 - [Ahilyabai Holkar Restores Temples](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1780-ahilyabai-holkar-restores-temples)
- 1784 - [Asiatic Society Founded in Calcutta](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1784-asiatic-society-founded-in-calcutta)
- 1785 - [Wilkins Translates the Bhagavad Gita](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1785-wilkins-translates-the-bhagavad-gita)
- 1786 - [William Jones on Sanskrit's Affinity](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1786-william-jones-on-sanskrit-s-affinity)
- 1792 - [Charles Grant Writes on Indian Society](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1792-charles-grant-writes-on-indian-society)
- 1794 - [Jones's Translation of the Laws of Manu](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1794-jones-s-translation-of-the-laws-of-manu)
- 1800 - [Fort William College Founded at Calcutta](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1800-fort-william-college-founded-at-calcutta)
- 1801 - [Ranjit Singh Proclaimed Maharaja](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1801-ranjit-singh-proclaimed-maharaja)
- 1813 - [Charter Act Opens India to Missionaries](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1813-charter-act-opens-india-to-missionaries)
- 1814 - [Raffles Surveys Javanese Hindu Monuments](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1814-raffles-surveys-javanese-hindu-monuments)
- 1817 - [Hindu College Founded in Calcutta](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1817-hindu-college-founded-in-calcutta)
- 1818 - [End of the Peshwa Rule](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1818-end-of-the-peshwa-rule)
- 1820 - [Haridwar Kumbh Mela Under the Company](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1820-haridwar-kumbh-mela-under-the-company)
- 1826 - [Swaminarayan Writes the Shikshapatri](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1826-swaminarayan-writes-the-shikshapatri)
- 1828 - [Derozio and Young Bengal](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1828-derozio-and-young-bengal)
- 1828 - [Brahmo Sabha Founded by Ram Mohan Roy](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1828-brahmo-sabha-founded-by-ram-mohan-roy)
- 1829 - [Abolition of Sati in Bengal](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1829-abolition-of-sati-in-bengal)
- 1830 - [Dharma Sabha Opposes the Sati Ban](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1830-dharma-sabha-opposes-the-sati-ban)
- 1834 - [Indian Indenture Begins in Mauritius](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1834-indian-indenture-begins-in-mauritius)
- 1835 - [Macaulay's Minute on Education](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1835-macaulay-s-minute-on-education)
- 1838 - [Indian Indenture Reaches British Guiana](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1838-indian-indenture-reaches-british-guiana)
- 1840 - [Company Ends Management of Hindu Temples](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1840-company-ends-management-of-hindu-temples)
- 1845 - [Indian Indenture Reaches Trinidad](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1845-indian-indenture-reaches-trinidad)
- 1846 - [Dutch Expeditions Against Bali](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1846-dutch-expeditions-against-bali)