[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) › c18.2 # Book of Indian Eras, with Tables for Calculating Indian Dates c18.2 Book of Indian Eras, with Tables for Calculating Indian Dates c18.2 - **Language:** English ### [c18.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c18.2) The confusion about the two eras has probably arisen from the fact that the Balabhi kings, in all their copper-plate grants, continued to use the Gupta era instead of making use of the Balabhi era itself. The following dates of the \*Gupta-kâl\* are found on the coins and inscriptions of the Gupta kings and in the records of their contemporaries: - [Previous: c18.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c18.1) - [Next: c18.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c18.3) - [Up: c18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c18) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c18.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c18.2) · Pramāṇa