The Bakhshali Manuscript is an ancient mathematical text discovered in a village called Bakhshali in present-day Pakistan. It is considered one of the earliest known texts in the history of mathematics. The manuscript is believed to date back to between the 2nd and 4th centuries CE, although some studies have suggested it might be even older. The manuscript is written on birch bark and contains a collection of mathematical problems and solutions, primarily focused on arithmetic and algebra.
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