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THE CHRONOLOGICAL SYSTEMS OF GUJARAT
which it commenced. It commenced about 6 h. after mean sunrise on Monday, 1 May, A.C. 12902. (ii) image inscriptions
378. V. 1289-Jain Satya Prakash, Vol. XVIII, pp. 162. & 191, Prabhas Patan image inscription Sam. 1289, Vaiśākha, ba. di 12, Sukra V. 1289 current Caitrādi,
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Purnimanta: Tuesday, 1 April, A.C. 1231 Amanta Wednesday, 30 April, A.C. 1231 V. 1289 expired Caitrādi,
(or current Kārttikādi)
Purnimanta Sunday, 18 April, A.C. 1232 Amanta: Tuesday, 18 May, A.Ç. 1232 V. 1289 expired Kārttikādi,
Pūrṇimānta: Thursday. 7 April, A.C. 1233 Amanta Saturday, 7 May, A.C. 1233
The given date would correspond to Friday, 9 May, A.C. 1233, if it be taken as construed with the week-day on which it commenced. It commenced about 11 h. 39 m. after mean sunrise on that day. It is also probable that the tithi 12
2. In his list of the Inscriptions of Northern India (No. 624), Prof. D.R. Bhandarkar has equated the given date with Monday, 17th April, A.C. 1290. But this cannot hold good as that date corresponds to Vaiśākha, su.di. 7. As Bhandarkar has cited exactly the same date of the epigraph, he seems to have mistaken 'ba.di. 6' for 'su.di. 6' through oversight. Diskelkar who edited the inscription also notes that the given tithi corresponds to Tuesday, 2 May, A.C. 1290, but it seems to have commenced on the previous day.
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