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Why do historians doubt that the astronomer Varahamihira actually served in Chandragupta II’s Navaratna court?

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1. Why do historians doubt that the astronomer Varahamihira actually served in Chandragupta II’s Navaratna court?

Varahamihira never mentions the Gupta dynasty in his writings

Varahamihira’s securely dated work belongs to the 6th century CE, too late for Chandragupta II’s reign

No Sanskrit text ever links Varahamihira to a royal court

Varahamihira was based only in South India, far from the Gupta capital

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