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Calanus

Indian sage
Person human Q929260

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
398 BC
Date of death
323 BC
Place of birth
Taxila
Place of death
Susa
Country of citizenship
Gandhara[7]
Occupation
philosopher, ascetic
Cause of death
self-immolation[9]
Described by source
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa[11][12][13]
Different from
Coenus[14]
Last words
Nous nous retrouverons à Babylone[15]
Manner of death
suicide[10]
Significant place
India[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Calanus ar كالانوس de Kalanos el Καλανός fa کالانوس fr Calanos hu Kalanosz it Calano ja カラノス nl Calanus of India ru Каланос ru Каланус
🔖 Identifiers · 10
ISNI
0000000036226686
VIAF cluster ID
56012026
Library of Congress authority ID
n2004143491
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
La mort de Calamus - Beaufort.jpg ↗
Europeana entity
agent/base/146567
Freebase ID
/m/0g17rh
TLG author ID
0040
ToposText person ID
16282
Treccani ID
calano
Yale LUX ID
person/449486f7-fea5-4f98-9265-2ce36b98a144

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa
Occupation 2
philosopher, ascetic
Cause of death 1
self-immolation
Country of citizenship 1
Gandhara
Different from 1
Coenus
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
suicide
Place of birth 1
Taxila
Place of death 1
Susa
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Born in Taxila[1], he… he was born in 398 BC[2]. He passed away in Susa[3]. He died on January 1, 323 BC[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5] and ascetic[6].

FAQs

Where was Calanus born?

Calanus's place of birth was Taxila[1].

Where did Calanus die?

Calanus passed away in Susa[3].

What did Calanus do for work?

Calanus worked as philosopher[5] and ascetic[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . On Siege Machinery. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 20
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'as', 'be', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'hu', 'i
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 25w ago · JBradyK · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Manner of death → suicide
    Instance of → —
    Occupation → philosopher, ascetic
    Different from → Coenus
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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