Indian Palaeography from about B.C. 350 to about A.D. 1300 c8.s4.1

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[67] This script has been found hitherto only on the copper-plates of the Gaṅga kings of Kaliṅganagara, the modern Kaliṅgapattanam in Gañjām, which in olden times was the residence of the Ceta king Khāravela and his successors (see page 39 f. above). The dates of these documents run from the year 87 of the Gāṅgeya era. Though its exact beginning has not yet been determined, FLEET has shown that the oldest Gaṅga grants probably belong to the 7th century.²