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Vijnaneshvara
Vijnaneshvara was an Indian jurist of the late 11th and early 12th centuries who lived at the court of the Western Chalukya king Vikramaditya VI at Kalyani. His Mitakshara, a commentary on the Yajnavalkya Smriti, became the leading authority on Hindu law across most of India, especially on inheritance and family property, and was later applied by British courts.
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