600-Year-Old Inscription Found In Andhra Temple Refers To Sighting Of Halley's Comet

600-Year-Old Inscription Found In Andhra Temple Refers To Sighting Of Halley's Comet

The discovery comes from a 15th-century Vijayanagara copper plate inscription, dated June 28, 1456 CE

Halley's Comet Discovery History Under Vijayanagar Empire...

A major archaeological revelation has surfaced from Srisailam Mallikarjunaswamy Temple in Andhra Pradesh, India. A copper plate inscription from 1456 CE—written in Sanskrit using the Nagari script—has been officially recognized as India’s first epigraphical reference to Halley’s Comet. This finding was announced by Dr. K. Munirathnam Reddy, Director of the Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The inscription sheds light …