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Jñānarāja
' (a name meaning "raja, king of Jnana, knowledge") was an Indian astronomer and mathematician, author of ' (":wikt:सुन्दर, noble siddhanta, treatise"), a Hindu astronomy, Hindu astronomical treatise written in ca. AD 1500. The work contains a comprehensive summary of the system of Hindu astronomy, including methods of computing planetary positions and eclipses, paired with Hindu astronomy and its role in Hindu tradition, aiming at a synthesis between the tenets of Indian astronomy and the mythological accounts given of the cosmos in the Puranas. The ''Siddhāntasundara'' is part of the "Maharashtra School", a late flourishing of Hindu mathematics standing alongside the contemporary and better-known Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics, Kerala School. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja
''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested from the Rigveda, where a ' is a ruler, see for example the ', the "Battle of Ten Kings". Raja-ruled Indian states While most of the Indian salute states (those granted a gun salute by the British Crown) were ruled by a Maharaja (or variation; some promoted from an earlier Raja- or equivalent style), even exclusively from 13 guns up, a number had Rajas: ; Hereditary salutes of 11-guns : * the Raja of Pindrawal * the Raja of Morni * the Raja of Rajouri * the Raja of Ali Rajpur * the Raja of Bilaspur * the Raja of Chamba * the Raja of Faridkot * the Raja of Jhabua * the Raja of Mandi * the Raja of Manipur * the Raja of Narsinghgarh * the Raja of Pudukkottai * the Raja of Rajgarh * the Raja of Sangli * the Raja of Sailana * the Raj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
