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Did Castana Start the Saka Era ?
date of the Caştana Famlly till recently. But the inaception recently diacovored from the same place offers the earliest date of Castana ie Saka 11 This shows that his reigo covered the period between suha 11 and 52, It may further be stated that this inscription does support the theory that Cistana was the real epoch-maker of the most mooted Era It is qalto possible that in future we may come across an inscription which perbape may offer still earlier date to support this theory
In the end let me conclude with by saying that this is the most ample, most natural, most convincing and the most logical theory this anthor hne put forth before the world of scholars to consider and comment upon that the Castana was responsible to start this Saka Era in the present state of our knowledge
References
1 JBBRAS, Vol xx, 1902, PP 2708 2 LA, 1908, pp 25ff 3 Bom Gaz Vol. xv, P 617 4 It was the general belief that the Kardamaku continued it, but the recent darcovery
olan inscription from Andhau daproved thus bellef 5 Umeshamuhra Commemoratian Volume, 1970, pp 703 F 6 Kalhana's "Rijatarangin." (I, 170) mentions that Kanigla was of the Turn rice
Al Biruni also tells us a legend which speaks of Kanika a descendant of the Tud
family (Sachau's Al Buruni, II, P 11) 7 JBBRAS, VOL XX, 1902. PP 283 to 298 8 See note no 6 9 Says Sten Konow, CII Vol II, part 1, mtroduction lxxxvin 10 JRAS NS, XH, 1880, PP 264 ff 11 Encyclopedu Britanica, 1964, Vol 19 pp. 509 and 508. 12 JBBRAS, Vol XX, 1902, pp 270-71 13 LA, 1881, pp 213 ff 14. NUM. OHRO, 1874 Vol XIV, NSP 161 15 Ibid, 1990, PP 111-112 18 LA, 1908, P 63.
an, Vol. II, part 1 Introduction LXXXVlu.
NUM, OHRO, 1888, PP 232-233 , 1892, P 44 19 JBBRAS, XX, 1902, P 278
Ancient History of the Deccan, 1920, pp 26 Ibld, p 35 Dr Raj Bali Pandey also thinla that Canada was the founder of the dela kek (Indian Paleography, 1952, p. 186) But he does not mention any of us argument
He has simply made the statement only 29 JAIH, Vol II, part 1-2, pp 104 ff My thanla to her for sending me a copy of him
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