Book Title: Chronology of Gujarat
Author(s): M R Majumdar
Publisher: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

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________________ A.D. 245-6 246-7 247-8 243-9 248-9 249 KSATRAPA PERIOD S. 167 Coins in silver were struck by Mahākṣatrapa Vijayasena.- Rapson, ibid., 133 f.; D. R. Bhandarkar, op. cit., 227 ff.). Ś. 168: Silver coins were struck by Mahakṣatrapa Vijayasena.-(Ibid., 134; D. R. Bhandarkar, op. cit., 227 ff.). 17 S. 169: Mahakṣatrapa Vijayasena struck coins in silver.--(Rapson, ibid., f.; D. R. Bhandarkar, op. cit., 227 f.). S. 170: Vijayasena struck silver coins as Mahakṣatrapa.-( Rapson, ibid., 135., D. R. Bhandarkar, op. cit., 227 ff.). Silver coins were struck by Bhartrdiman as Mahakṣatrapa,(D. R. Bhandarkar, op. cit., 227 ff.). The Kalacuri or the Traikutaka Era must have originated South of the Narmada. Gujarat, Konkan and Maharastra appear to be the original home of the era, as the earliest records dated in this era come from Central India, Gujarat, Konkan and Maharastra, including the districts of Nagpur, Nasik and Khandesh. No certain dates of this era come from North India until the middle of the 9th century A.D., i.e. until after its introduction in the Cedi country by the Kalacuris. When the Kalacuris migrated to Central India and shifted their capitals to Kalanjara and Tripurf, they took with them the era which they had habitually used in their earlier kingdom, and made it current throughout their dominions.-V. V. Mirashi, CII, Vol. IV, Introduction: Pp. xxiii, xxx). The Kalacuri era: The dates of the Kalacuri era fall into two groups, viz.(1) the earlier ones down to the year 490 which come from Gujarat and Maharastra, where the era had its origin: and (2) the later ones from the year 722 to the year 969 which come from Vindhya Pradesh, Uttara Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh including Chhattisgarh, where the era was introduced with the extension of the Kalacuri power. The first group yields an equation Kalacuri-Sanical om 248-49 A.D. while in regard to the second, the equation is Kalacuri-Samvat om 247-48 A.D. In both the periods the Kalacuri year commenced on Kartika 4u. di. I; but in the earlier period the months were generally amanta, while in the later one they were generally paryimanta. According to the testimony of the five early dates, which come from. Gujarat and Maharastra, the Kalacuri era commenced on the amanta Kartika su di. I(the 25th September) in 249 A.D.-(V. V. Mirashi, CII, Vol. IV, Inscrip tions of the Kalacuri-Cedi Era, Part I, 1955. Introduction Pp. xi, xii.) The earliest known records dated in this exa are those of the Traikitakas, beginning with the year 207. The theory that this Era was founded by the Vakatakas to mark the foundation of their power (Jayaswal, History of India: 150 A.D. to 350 A.D., 108-11) is found untenable, (A. S. Altekar, Vakataka Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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