un j abi : ▁ ਸ <0xE0> <0xA9> <0x87> <0xE0> <0xA8> <0xA8> <0xE0> <0xA9> <0x80> ▁ ਰ <0xE0> <0xA9> <0xB1> <0xE0> <0xA8> <0xAC> ਾ <0xE0> <0xA8> <0xAC> ) ▁is ▁a ▁pl uck ed ▁string ▁instrument ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁developed ▁by , ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁taken ▁its ▁name ▁from , ▁the ▁notable ▁music ian ▁T ansen ▁in ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁em peror ▁Ak bar ▁the ▁Great . ▁Today ▁it ▁is ▁most ▁associated ▁with ▁S ikh ▁music . ▁ ▁Three ▁types ▁of ▁S ikh ▁music ian ▁- ▁ra b ab is , ▁rag is ▁and ▁d had his ▁- ▁fl our ished ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁S ikh ▁g urus . ▁ ▁Rab abi ▁ ▁G uru ▁Nan ak ▁started ▁the ▁ra b abi ▁tradition ▁by ▁eng aging ▁Bh ai ▁M ard ana ▁as ▁his ▁accompan ist . ▁The ▁Muslim ▁sing ers ▁formerly ▁called ▁mir asis , ▁Nan ak ▁called ▁" rab ab is ", ▁because ▁they ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁ra b ab ▁or ▁reb ec . ▁Some ▁notable ▁ra b ab is ▁after ▁M ard ana ▁were ▁his ▁son ▁Shah j ada , ▁Bal wand ▁and ▁Sat ta , ▁Bab ak , ▁son ▁of ▁Sat ta , ▁Ch atra , ▁son ▁of ▁Bab ak , ▁and ▁Sad du ▁and ▁Bad du . ▁Rab ab is ▁used ▁to ▁perform ▁k irt an ▁regularly ▁at ▁Am rit s ar ▁before ▁the ▁partition ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁ra b ab is ▁migr ated ▁to ▁Pakistan . ▁ ▁The