 Bhattacharya cites data from literary and other sources, and in about a dozen pages devoted to Gaṅgeśa (1958: 96–109) provides termini a quo et ad quem—1300 and 1350 for his period of flourishing—from evidence that has not been corrected to date. Genealogical records kept in Mithilā suggest that he had a wife and three sons and a daughter. One child was the famous Nyāya author, Vardhamāna. Gaṅgeśa apparently achieved quite some fame during his lifetime, referred to as “jagad-guru,” which would be the rough equivalent of “Distinguished University Professor” for the educational institutions of his time.