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APPENDIX A.
Date of King Ghandra Gupta.
Much has been written by various scholars European, Indian and others, quoting various authorities in support of their researches into the date of this great king. I do not, therefore, discuss the subject at any length but considering that the following note may be of some help to the students of antiquity, I quote a few extracts from our ancient Jain works. The generally accepted date of his reign according to European Scholars, is from 321 or 322 B.C. to 296 or 298 B. C. i. e. about 24 or 25 years. It is already mentioned in the Introduction that Mahavira attained nirvån in 527. B.C. or 470 years before the Vikram Era Samvat). The period of 470 years covers therefore the time from 527 B.C. to 57 B.C. and it is clear therefore that Chandra Gupta must have flourished during the time. According to the Ceylonese account Chandra Gupta ruled for
