The \textit{Jalālī} calendar: the enigma of its radix date

DOI10.1007/S00407-019-00240-0MaRDI QIDQ2297370zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Hamid-Reza Giahi Yazdi

Publication date 18 February 2020

Published in Archive for History of Exact Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s00407-019-00240-0

zbMATH Keywords

\textit{Jalālī} calendarradix

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the Golden Age of Islam (01A30)

Review text

The \textit{Jalālī} calendar, established in the 5th century AH (11th century AD), had a long history in Iran and later in India, through the early 17th century and beyond. The sources disagree on its radix date, some asserting a date in 468 AH (AD 1076), and others stating 471 AH (AD 1079). The latter date eventually became more popular, although it seems that al-Khāzinī was a proponent of the former. The author argues that 468 AH was a genuine radix date, but the change to 471 AH occurred quite soon after the calendar was established.

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