Varāhamihira

Summary

Varāhamihira is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Ujjain^[2]. He was born on January 1, 505^[3]. He died in Ujjain^[4]. He died on January 1, 587^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6], astronomer^[7], and astrologer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (449 views/month, #7,105 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Varāhamihira was born in Ujjain^[2].
• Varāhamihira died in Ujjain^[4].
• Varāhamihira was born on January 1, 505^[3].
• Varāhamihira died on January 1, 587^[5].
• A child of Varāhamihira was Pr̥thuyaśas^[10].
• Varāhamihira's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Varāhamihira's professions included astronomer^[7].
• Varāhamihira worked as an astrologer^[8].
• Varāhamihira's field of work was astronomy^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Varāhamihira is Brihat Jataka^[12].
• A notable work attributed to Varāhamihira is Brihat-Samhita^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Varāhamihira is Pancha-siddhantika^[14].
• Varāhamihira is recorded as male^[15].
• Varāhamihira's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Varāhamihira's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Varāhamihira's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'वराहमिहिर'}^[18].
• Varāhamihira's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'वराहमिहिर'}^[19].

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Origins and Family

Varāhamihira's place of birth was Ujjain^[2]. He was born on January 1, 505^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6], astronomer^[7], and astrologer^[8]. Varāhamihira's field of work was astronomy^[11].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Brihat Jataka^[12], a written work^[20]; Brihat-Samhita^[13], a written work^[21]; and Pancha-siddhantika^[14], a written work^[22].

Personal Life

A child of Varāhamihira was Pr̥thuyaśas^[10].

Death and Burial

Varāhamihira died on January 1, 587^[5]. He died in Ujjain^[4].

Why It Matters

Varāhamihira ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (449 views/month, #7,105 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] He is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

Works attributed to him include Brihat-Samhita^[25], a written work^[26] and Pancha-siddhantika^[27], a written work^[28].

FAQs

Where was Varāhamihira born?

Born in Ujjain^[2], Varāhamihira…

Where did Varāhamihira die?

Varāhamihira passed away in Ujjain^[4].

What did Varāhamihira do for work?

Varāhamihira worked as mathematician^[6], astronomer^[7], and astrologer^[8].