Kabir
~1398–~1518 · Indian (Varanasi) · Delhi Sultanate
Known for: Weaver-poet who savaged Hindu priests and Muslim clerics equally — the original interfaith revolutionary
Kabir attacked caste, priestcraft, and hypocrisy in both Hinduism and Islam with devastating humor.
Claimed by Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs. Verses in the Guru Granth Sahib.
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