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THE CHRONOLOGICAL SYSTEMS OF GUJARAT
determine the century of the Vikrama year. The scrutiny of the lunar day and the week-day gives rise to the proba bility of (10)58 and (12)58 according to the Purnimanta system and that of (10)58 and (11)58 according to the Amanta system37. Under these circumstances, the omitted century of the year cannot be determined though the date quite seems to belong to the Vikrama era.
336
As regards the epoch of the Simha era, it can be well inferred from the equations supplied by all the known dates of the Simha era, given along with the corresponding years of the Vikrama era and/or the Valabhi era.
The equations between the Simha years and the corresponding Vikrama and Valabhi years are as follows: No. Simha Vikrama Difference Valabh
Diff.
vear
year
1202
123 4
year
32
60
96
1170
1266
1170
151 [1320 Kārttikadi] [1169] 1321 Caitrādi] 1170
855
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795
From this it follows that the Simha era commenced 794-95 years after the Valabhi era and 1170-71 years after the Caitrādi Vikram era. In other words it commenced in 1113-14 A.C.
794
As for the scheme of its years Kielhorn examined the three dates of the simha years 32, 96 and 151 and concluded that the three dates show that the sima year was not a Kārttikādi year, but they leave it uncertain whether it began with Caitra or Áṣāḍha.
37. Pillai, IC., Table X
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