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THE SOLANKI PERIOD
143 None of the three possible years, therefore, yields the desired week-day.
As regards the other item of the date, there was no solar eclipse in the month Phālguna (of V. 1299 current Caitrādi or expired Caitrādi) either Pūrņimanta or Amānta, which immediately preceded the 20th March, A.C. 1241 and the 9th March, A.C. 1242, but there was a solar eclipse on the new-moon day of the Amānta Phālguna (of V. 1299 expired Kārttikādi immediately preceding the 28th March, A.C. 1243. This eclipse took place on Sunday, 22 March, A.C. 1243, 2 h. 2 m. Greenwich time, or, at Ujjain 1 h. 5 m. after mean sunrise.
Kielhorn, therefore, remarks that there can be no doubt that some at least of the recorded details of this date are incorrect; and the probabilities are that the eclipse, has been rightly quoted, but that either the tithi of Caitra referred to in the date was really the 8th or a week-day a Saturday. In the former case the proper equivalent of the date would be, Monday, 30 March, A.C. 1243, in the latter, Saturday, 28 March of the same year (Ibid., p. 372). 104. V. V. 1348-IA, Vol. 41, p. 20, Anavada stone
inscription of King Sārangadeva
Saṁ. 1348, Aşādha, su, di. 13, Ravi V. 1348 current Caitrādi : Thursday, 22 June, A.C.
1290 V. 1348 expired Caitrādi : Āsādha was intercalary.
(or current Kārttikādi) First Áşāụha, su, di. 13-Monday, 11, June, A.C. 1291
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