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# كتاب الالوف (كتاب الألوف)

The Book of Thousands

World-history by astrological cycles that adapted the Indian doctrine of yugas and great conjunctions and praised Kanaka; known from quotations.

- **Language:** Arabic
- **Date:** 840–886 CE
- **Author:** [Abū Maʿshar al-Balkhī](https://indike.org/pramana/person/abu-mashar)
- **Text:** lost

## Mentions

- [Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.siddhanta.early.brahmasphutasiddhanta)

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