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THE SOLANKI PERIOD
315
V. 1045 expired Kārttikādi : Tuesday, 23, April,
A.C. 989 Among the equivalent dates given above only the last one deserves consideration. The given date could possibly correspond to the day preceding It, on commending the tithi with the week-day on which it commenced, but the given tithi commenced as late as about 18 h. 36 m. after mean sunrise (i. e, about midnight) on the given week-day.
It, therefore, appears that there is probably an error in some particular or other. Presumably, the tithi 15 may be corrected into 11. Accordingly, the given date would correspond to Monday, 30 April, A.C. 988.
The known key-dates of West Saurashisa number only 4. Three of them are of definite character.
Two (Nos. 384 and 385) of them apply to the mode of expired years, while one (No. 386) belongs to that of current years.
One date (No. 385) belongs to the system of Kārttikādi or Āsādhādi years, while the system followed in the other date is not known.
As the system of Āsādhādi years was in vogue in Halar (Jamnagar District) since long, it is probable that the system followed in the date No. 385 applied to Āsādhādi rather than Kārttikādi year. But we cannot be definite on this point, unless and until we come across a date falling between Aşādha and Kārttika,
One date (no. 386) applies to the system of Amānta months. but it is not known whether it was coupled with a Kārttikādi year or a Caitrādi year. The other date throws po light on the system of months.
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