Kalchuri-Chedi era

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Abhira era later known as the Kalachuri or Chedi era

The Kalachuri-Chedi era[1] was a Hindu system of year numbering started by the Ahir King Isvarasena,[2] in which the year numbering started at some time from 248-250 CE.[2][3]

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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]

References[change | change source]

  1. Sewell, Robert; Dikshit, S. B. (1996). The Indian Calendar, with Tables for the Conversion of Hindu and Muhammadan Into A.D. Dates, and Vice Versa. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. p. 42. ISBN 978-81-208-1207-9.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Chattopadhyaya, Sudhakar (1974). Some Early dynasties of South India. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 100. ISBN 81-208-2941-7.
  3. 3.0 3.1 The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica. 1974. pp. v. 4 p. 574. ISBN 0-85229-290-2.
  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.
  6. Agnihotri, V.K. (2010). Indian History, Twenty-Sixth Edition. New Delhi: Allied Publishers. pp. xviii. ISBN 978-81-8424-568-4.