Kalachuri Era

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The Kalachuri era also called the Haihaya era was a Hindu system of year numbering started by the King Ishwarsena in which the year numbering started at some time from 248 to 250 CE. [1] [2]

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Origin

The German scholar F. Kielhorn suggested that the system began in September 248, the year that began with the month of Asvina. [3] [4] It was first used in Gujarat and Maharashtra (particularly Northern Maharashtra [5] ), from where it spread to Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh where it was used until the 13th century CE. [6] 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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  7. Spink, Walter (2017). Ajanta: History and Development, Volume 7 Bagh, Dandin, Cells and Cell Doorways. Leiden: BRILL. p. 12. ISBN   978-90-04-31968-4.