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Did Castana Start the sake Era?
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An ka was of that origlon But later on Cunnlogbama chrefy kladd the coin and arrived at the conclusion that the third word soust be Strab. Therefore, now, the correct reading of the third word Is SANAB and not Sake So the theory of Oldenberg har do ground to stand upon
Though, now a days, the eminent scholars we of the opelon that Kanışka was responsible for this cra, 1 Is bard to find out a step evidence in favour of the theory of Kaniske being the founder of the site ere. Therefore, one "must admit that there is so direct evidence to show tbat Kaniska founded the Seka era and it is doubtral whether any na evidence will ever be found "#$ Secondly, "we have no informatiog to shor that he held direct away in the provinces wbere the reckoning bad i Mosse Thirdly, Kaniska, as stated above, was not in any case of bake sutionality He bailed from Turuşke race and was the third king of Kot Dynasty Fourthly, as he was a tighty monarch and is frequeoily mentioned the te literaturo, then the era must bave been known as esther kun en of Turuxka era if he is the originator But this is not the case Fifthy, Windo argued that the Western Kşatrapas, who were the viceroys of the Kinta, used the same years for more than three ceatures and so ally not on these years were kaown As Saka an, 19 also gou wameble we author has already stated above that the Western Kontrapes wert fudopendent kings
From the above accounts it is now quite understandable that moder Vonones, nor Nahapana gor Kaniska seems to bave started them to question
Then who was really responsible to start tbas questioned er
It was Cunninghamle who first advocated the theory that Kerdasaka Katrapa klog Caftana was the origldator of the one weder med Meta support for his arguement was the chronology of Kedhu pyskate Kpatrapas Ho puta Nahapana in about the middle of the Ark ofary B.C and considers that Gautamiputra Sarkuni externetpd Khaters who were, according to him, the descendant of Nahape. He believe that Gautamiputra Satakarni and Caetana, u well u thelr tous Patucat tad Jay adams respectively, were contemporanea He further mayor the reign of 25 years to Jayadame This is 10 short Canaloghan's view
“The chief characteristic of this wlew in that it is based on a number of improbablo supposltions "this statement made by Dr. Dbaadarkart L In every sense appropriate and therefore Conalogham's angements do not staim any value About thirty yours after Cangiagam his completely abandonad theory
by Jogvoe Dubrout. On Pas boldly asserted
the basis of archeoloty.
