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In ancient [[Sanskrit]] texts, it has been referred to as ''shatatantri vina'' (100-stringed vina).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2005/02/27/stories/2005022700570500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050305094752/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2005/02/27/stories/2005022700570500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2005-03-05 |title=Magazine / Culture : Santoor magic |date=2005-02-27 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2012-07-08}}</ref> In Kashmir the santoor was used to accompany [[Music of Kashmir|folk music]]. It is played in a style of music known as the ''Sufiana Mausiqi''. Some researchers slot it as an improvised version of a primitive instrument played in the [[Mesopotamia|Mesopotamian]] times (1600–900 B.C.)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/how-all-did-the-soporis-improvise-upon-their-folk-instrument/304680 |title=How All did the Soporis improvise their Folk instrument|publisher=Outlook India |date=22 September 2017 |access-date=14 April 2018}}</ref> [[Sufi]] mystics used it as an accompaniment to their hymns.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}} In Indian santoor playing, the specially-shaped mallets (''mezrab'') are lightweight and are held between the index and middle fingers. A typical santoor has two sets of bridges, providing a range of three [[octave]]s. The Indian santoor is more rectangular and can have more strings than its Persian counterpart, which generally has 72 strings. Musical instruments very similar to the santoor are traditionally used all over the world.