[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [Book of Indian Eras, with Tables for Calculating Indian Dates](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883) › c12 # Book of Indian Eras, with Tables for Calculating Indian Dates c12: V.—Cycle of Parasurâma Book of Indian Eras, with Tables for Calculating Indian Dates c12 - **Language:** English ### V.—Cycle of Parasurâma ### [c12.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c12.1) THE era of Parasurâma is a cycle of 1000 years, which is said to have begun in B.C. 1175¾ complete, or 1176 B.C. current. It has been described by Warren in his Kâla Sankâlita,\* where he states that its use is confined to the Southern part of the Peninsula, called Malayâlam, comprising Malabâr and Travancore down to Cape Comorin. “The commencement of the year 977 of the 3rd cycle is said to have coincided with the 1st of (the solar month) Aswina of 1723 Saka, and the 14th September A.D. 1800.” Here the Christian year is wrong, as it should be 1801, to agree with Saka 1723. According to Cowasjee Patell, the initial day of the year 977 was the 15th September 1801. The year is a solar one. This cycle is also called the Quilon or Kollam era. Dr. Burgess calls it the Kollam Andu era, and says that the last expired cycle began on the 25th August, A.D. 825.† Cowasjee Patell gives the 29th August of the same year. The initial dates of the different cycle are therefore ### [c12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c12.2) | I | Cycle | ... | ... | ... | B.C. 1176 | | II | ” | ... | ... | ... | ” 176 | | III | ” | ... | ... | ... | A.D. 825 | | IV | ” | ... | ... | ... | ” 1825 | ### [c12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c12.3) It is never used in Upper India, and indeed is scarcely known, except by name, even to the astronomers. ### [c12.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c12.4) ∗ Kâla Sankâlita, by Colonel Warren, p. 298. † Indian Antiquary, 1882, p, 271. --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c12) · Pramāṇa