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When was Kabir born and when did he die?

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Scholars favour two non-overlapping lifespans for Kabir, roughly a century apart, with no consensus resolution.

What would resolve this A securely dated primary source (an inscription, a dated manuscript colophon, or a contemporary chronicle reference) fixing Kabir' s birth or death within one of the two proposed ranges.
OpenMedieval South Asian religious history and hagiography studiesWikipedia: Kabir
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WikipediaLife and legends section, dating dispute
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1398-1448 as the period Kabir lived, while others favour 1440-1518
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