YugMap Bharat, artharth India

Personalities

Saints, scholars, poets, scientists, reformers, freedom fighters, travellers and commanders who shaped the history of Bharat. Rulers are listed on each polity's page.

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6th century BCE: 12nd century CE: 17th century CE: 19th century CE: 111th century CE: 113th century CE: 119th century CE: 1
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6th century BCE · 1

Makkhali Gosala
Philosopher · active c. 500 BCE
Founder of the Ajivika sect

2nd century CE · 1

Nagarjuna
Philosopher · active c. 200 CE
Founder of the Madhyamaka school of Buddhist philosophy

7th century CE · 1

Kumarila Bhatta
Philosopher · active c. 700 CE
Leading philosopher of the Purva Mimamsa school

9th century CE · 1

Adi Shankaracharya
Philosopher · c. 788 CE – c. 820 CE
Exponent of Advaita Vedanta who founded four mathas

11th century CE · 1

Ramanujacharya
Philosopher · c. 1017 – c. 1137
Exponent of Vishishtadvaita Vedanta

13th century CE · 1

Madhvacharya
Philosopher · c. 1238 – c. 1317
Founder of the Dvaita school of Vedanta

19th century CE · 1

Sri Aurobindo
Philosopher · 1872 – 1950
Revolutionary turned yogi-philosopher of Pondicherry