The Kalachuri Era or the Chedi[1] era was a Hindu system of year numbering started by the Abhira King Isvarasena,[2] in which the year numbering started at some time from 248-250 CE.[2][3]
Origin
The German scholar F. Kielhorn suggested that the system began in September 248, the year that began with the month of 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]
See also
References
- ↑ The Indian Calendar, with Tables for the Conversion of Hindu and Muhammadan Into A.D. Dates, and Vice Versa{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Motilal Banarsidass Publishe(1996). ISBN 978-81-208-1207-9
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Some Early dynasties of South India{{#if:Chattopadhyaya|, Chattopadhyaya}. Motilal Banarsidass(1974). ISBN 81-208-2941-7
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The New Encyclopædia Britannica{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Encyclopædia Britannica(1974). ISBN 0-85229-290-2
- ↑ Transactions of the Ninth Oriental Congress of Orientalists, Vol. I{{#if:Morgan|, Morgan}(1893)
- ↑ Indian Antiquary, Volume XIX{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.(1890)
- ↑ Indian History, Twenty-Sixth Edition{{#if:Agnihotri|, Agnihotri}. Allied Publishers(2010). ISBN 978-81-8424-568-4
- ↑ Ajanta: History and Development, Volume 7 Bagh, Dandin, Cells and Cell Doorways{{#if:Spink|, Spink}. BRILL(2017). ISBN 978-90-04-31968-4