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THE PERIOD OF THE WESTERN KSATRAPAS
introduced into Gujarat from the South and its use remained confined to South Gujarat.36
36. Shri Sankaranarayanan assigns the date to the 5th cent. A. C.
which makes it clear that the era cannot be identified with the Gupta era on the ground that the Kings are referred to as Kathikas and not as Guptas, and that the record contains no reference to the rule of the Gupta Empire (JOI., Vol. XV, p. 70). Here it may also be poioted out that unlike the earlier eras, the Gupta era was generally referred to by its specific name (Gupta-Käla).
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