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THE CHRONOLOGICAL SYSTEMS OF GUJARAT
ASTĀDASASATA MANDALA
(excluding Mt. Abu region)
As the power of the Solanki dynasty gradually extended over other territories in Gujarat (and even outside Gujarat), the chronological systems that were established in the Sarasvata Mandala, the homeprovince of the Solanki Kingdom may have been prevalent in the other territories in course of time.
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Among the other territories of the Caulukya Kingdom, those situated outside Gujarat need not be taken into consideration here. The Mt. Abu region which formed core of the Aṣṭādaśaśata Mandala of the Solanki Kingdom may, therefore, be not taken into consideration, as it is now located in the state of Rajasthan.
The remaining portion of this Mandal is mostly located in the present Banaskantha, the district in North West Gujarat.
The dates of the Aṣṭādasaśata Mandala may be tabulated and examined as follows:
1. Regular Dates
A. Dates in Bright Fortnights
1. Dates in the months Kārttika to Phalguna
(a) Dates in Current Years
Image Inscriptions
138. V. 1191-KT., Appe. No. 1, p. 84, Kumbhariya image inscription
Sam. 1191, Phālugna [lguna], su.di. 2, Soma
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