Gupta-era mathematics and astronomy: Aryabhata and the intellectual milieu (c. 476–600 CE)

1. Nalanda’s Gupta-era expansion of higher learning

   Jan 1, 427Labels: Nalanda, Kumaragupta I

   • Nalanda

2. Aryabhata’s birth (traditional date)

   Jan 1, 476Labels: Aryabhata, Kusumapura

   • Britannica
   • ISMI

3. Aryabhata’s *Aryabhatiya* dated to 499 CE

   Jan 1, 499Labels: Aryabhatiya, Aryabhata

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

4. Earth’s rotation stated in the *Aryabhatiya*

   Jan 1, 499Labels: Aryabhatiya, Earth rotation

   • Britannica

5. Kusumapura linked to Gupta scholarly networks

   Jan 1, 500Labels: Kusumapura, Pataliputra

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

6. Varahamihira’s *Pancha-siddhantika* anchored to 505 CE

   Jan 1, 505Labels: Varahamihira, Pancha-siddhantika

   • Pancha siddhantika
   • Varahamihira

7. Ujjain emerges as a major astronomical center

   Jan 1, 550Labels: Ujjain, Varahamihira

   • Pancha siddhantika
   • Varahamihira

8. Varahamihira compiles the *Brihat-samhita*

   Jan 1, 550Labels: Brihat-samhita, Varahamihira

   • Brihat samhita
   • Varahamihira

9. Aryabhata’s *Aryabhatasiddhanta* circulates beyond India

   Jan 1, 550Labels: Aryabhatasiddhanta, Transmission

   • Britannica
   • ISMI

10. Varahamihira’s death (traditional date)

    Jan 1, 587Labels: Varahamihira

    • Varahamihira
    • Pancha siddhantika

11. Brahmagupta born amid post-Gupta transitions

    Jan 1, 598Labels: Brahmagupta

    • Brahmagupta

12. Brahmagupta writes *Brahmasphutasiddhanta* (628)

    Jan 1, 628Labels: Brahmasphutasiddhanta, Brahmagupta

    • Brahmagupta
    • BSS

13. Bhaskara I comments on Aryabhata (629)

    Jan 1, 629Labels: Bhaskara I, Aryabhatiya

    • Bhaskara I