Varāhamihira

Also known as

वराहमिहिरVarāhamihiraVarahamihira.VarâhamihiraVarahamihira, 505-587Sree Varaha MihiraSree Varaha Mihira.Varaha MihiraMihira, VarmaVarahamihira505-587 Varahamihira

Varāhamihira (Devanagari: वराहमिहिर) (505–587), also called Varaha or Mihira, was an Indian astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer who lived in Ujjain. He is considered to be one of the nine jewels (Navaratnas) of the court of legendary king Vikramaditya (thought to be the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II Vikramaditya).

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  • VIAF13114864
  • WikidataQ858348
  • ISNI0000000080928458

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Books by Varāhamihira

Total count: 44