Abhira era

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The Abhira era (later known as the Kalachuri or Chedi era)[1] was a Hindu system of year numbering started by the Abhira King Ishwarsena[2] in which the year numbering started at some time from 248-250 CE.[2][3]

Origin

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Asvina.[4][5] It was first used in Gujarat and Maharashtra (particularly Northern Maharashtra[6]), from where it spread to Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh where it was used until the 13th century CE.[3] Some sources cite an Early Kalachuri era founded in Mahismati through its ruler Maharaja Subandhu who could be an ancestor to the Kalachuris.[7][clarification needed
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See also

References

  1. ^ Archaeology, India Dept of (1959). Indian Archaeology: A Review. Department of Archaeology. p. 42.
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  4. ^ Morgan, E. Delmar (1893). Transactions of the Ninth Oriental Congress of Orientalists, Vol. I. p. 429.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. ^ Indian Antiquary, Volume XIX. Bombay: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1890. p. 228.
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