Indische Palaographie von circa 350 a. Chr. – circa 1300 p. Chr. c25.s4.4

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The following suggestions as to the era in which Toramāṇa’s hemidrachms are dated have been made: — (1) FLEET, Ind. Ant. 1889, p. 228 supposes the date 52 to denote years of Toramāṇa’s reign. This explanation is rendered less probable by the fact that the Maukharis Īśānavarman and Śarvavarman (v. sup. § 97) and also Bhīmasena (v. sup. § 99), apparently date in years of the same era (SMITH, JBA. 1894, p. 194); (2) DROUIN, JA. 1890 (XVI), p. 368, suggests a Hūṇa era beginning c. A.D. 448, and perhaps marking the date of the first invasion of India; (3) C.NChr. 1894, p. 252, supposes either that the date is Śaka with omitted hundreds, i. e. 52 = 452; or (4) l. c. that it may refer to a Hūṇa era beginning c. 456 A.D. the date of the great victory over the Sassanians. For the dates of the known princes of the later Gupta dynasty of E. Malwa, v. sup. § 94.