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Varāhamihira
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Varāhamihira ( 20/21 March 505 – 587), also called Varāha or Mihira, was an ancient Indian mathematician, astrologer-astronomer who lived in or around Ujjain in present-day Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Vinony's link graph records 391 inbound references to Varāhamihira, and connects out to Hindu astrology, nakṣatra and sundial.
Vinony files it under 505 births, 587 deaths and 6th-century astrologers.
Vinony links it to 41 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 505
- Died
- 587
- Works
- 0
Top works
- Śrīmadvarāhamihirācāryakr̥tā Lagnavārāhī
- The Brihat Jataka of Varaha Mihira
- Burihatto sanhitā
- The Bṛhat saṅhita
- Yogayātrā
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Key facts
- Writer.name
- Varāhamihira
- Writer.birth_place
- possibly Kapitthaka (identified with Kayatha or Sankissa)
- Writer.death_date
- (disputed; see § Date)
- Writer.occupation
- astrologer-astronomer
- Writer.notable_works
- Pancha-siddhantika, Brhat-samhita, Brihajjataka
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Ujjain
- Place of death
- Ujjain
- Occupation
- astrologer
- Notable work
- Pancha-siddhantika
- Field of work
- astronomy
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- date of birth
- 0505-01-01
- date of death
- 0587-01-01
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- birth name
- वराहमिहिर
- name in native language
- वराहमिहिर
- P13311
- Unip
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Date
- Early life
- Ancestry
- Birthplace
- Residence
- Royal patron
- Religion
- Works
- Influences
- Legacy
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Varāhamihira ( 20/21 March 505 – 587), also called Varāha or Mihira, was an ancient Indian mathematician, astrologer-astronomer who lived in or around Ujjain in present-day Madhya Pradesh, India.
== Date ==
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