[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Mughals (1526–1857)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal) › [Akbar (1556–1605)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar) › [Akbarnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama) › [The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge) › 23.2 # The Book of Akbar 23.2 The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II 23.2 - **Language:** English ### [23.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.23.2) That this explanation is correct appears from the Latin translation of an early treatise on Astrology by an Eastern writer, commonly known as Alchabitius, but whose real name was ‘Abdu-l-‘azīz ibn ‘Usmān Alqabīsī and who, according to the Biographie Universelle lived in the 10th century. He wrote a Madkhal or Introduction to Astrology which was translated into Latin by Johannis Hispalensis and was several times reprinted. Its Arabic title is given in Hājī Khalfa’s Lexicon (V. 473) as Madkhal fī ‘ilm-al-nujūm. In the Differentia Quarta (Cap. IV. The pages are not separately numbered, but this chapter is a few pages after dd4.) of this work, there is the following passage: “Modus inveniendi dominum decani.” “Et ex hoc adorogen, hoc est ut dividas ascendens in tres partes; et sit omnis divisio 10 graduum; dabisque divisionem primam domino ascendentis; et secundam domino quinti signi ab eo; et tertiam domino noni; nam ascendens, 5, et 9 una semper sunt triplicitas. Verbi gratia, ab initio Arietis usque in decimum gradum ejus est dorogen i. (i.e.) decanus ejus Martis. Et si fuerit ex 10 gradu usque 20 gradum erit ejus dorongen sol, dominus Leonis. Et si fuerit 20 usque in finem ejus erit dorongen Jupiter, dominus Sagittarii.” The same volume contains a commentary on Alchabitius by John of Saxony and at M.M. 3, we have these words, “Et ex hoc adoringen, Hic docet invenire decanum.” This commentary, it seems, was written in 1331, though apparently not printed till 1485. - [Previous: 23.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.23.1) - [Next: 23.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.23.3) - [Up: 23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.23) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.23.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.23.2) · Pramāṇa