![]() Al-Biruni also places Varāhamihira in 505 CE. The particulars of the date mentioned by Varāhamihira - Shukla pratipada of the Chaitra month of the Shaka year 427 - align accurately with 20-21 March 505 CE. ![]() However, these theories are inaccurate, as Varāhamihira must have lived after Aryabhata (born 476 CE), whose work he refers to. Alternative theories identify this calendar era with other eras, placing him before the 5th century CE. Identifying this calendar era with the Shaka era places Varāhamihira in the 505 CE. In his Pancha-siddhantika, Varāhamihira refers to the year 427 of the Shaka-kala (also Shakendra-kala or Shaka-bhupa-kala). However, based on hints in his works, modern scholars date him to the 6th century CE possibly, he also lived during the last years of the 5th century. ![]() Unlike other prominent ancient Indian astronomers, Varāhamihira does not mention his date. 587), also called Varāha or Mihira, was an astrologer-astronomer who lived in or around Ujjain in present-day Madhya Pradesh, India. Varāhamihira (6th century CE, possibly c. ![]() Pancha-siddhantika, Brhat-samhita, Brihajjataka Possibly 587 CE (disputed see Date section) Possibly Kapitthaka (identified with Kayatha or Sankissa) Possibly 505 CE (disputed see Date section) ![]()
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