# Calanus

> Kalanos, also spelled Calanus, was an ancient Indian gymnosophist, a Brahmin sage, and philosopher from Taxila who accompanied Alexander the Great and was his teacher. He accompanied Alexander the Great to Persis and, after falling ill, immolated himself by entering a pyre in front of Alexander's army. Diodorus Siculus called him Caranus.

*Indian sage*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/calanus

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Born:** -398
- **Died:** -323
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 52.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 12.3 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 15.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Kalanos](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanos)
- [كالانوس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3)
- [কালানোছ](https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9B)
- [Калан (мудрэц)](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD_(%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%B4%D1%80%D1%8D%D1%86))
- [Càlan](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A0lan)
- [Kalanos](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanos)
- [Καλανός](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%8C%CF%82)
- [Kalanos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanos)
- [Calano](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calano)
- [کالانوس](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3)
- [Calanos](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanos)
- [Kalanosz](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanosz)
- [Kalanos](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanos)
- [Calano](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calano)
- [カラノス (バラモン僧)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8E%E3%82%B9_(%E3%83%90%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E5%83%A7))
- [Kalanos](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanos)
- [Calano](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calano)
- [Калан (мудрец)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD_(%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%86))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q929260)

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