[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) › c29.3 # Book of Indian Eras, with Tables for Calculating Indian Dates c29.3 Book of Indian Eras, with Tables for Calculating Indian Dates c29.3 - **Language:** English ### [c29.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c29.3) The Ilâhi era dates from Akbar’s accession to the throne, which, according to the Tabakât-i-Akbari, was Friday the 2nd of Rabi-us-Sâni, A.H. 963, or 15th February 1556, O. S.\* It was employed extensively, though not exclusively, on the coins of Akbar and Jahângir, and appears to have fallen into disuse early in the reign of Shah Jahân. Marsden has published a coin of this king with the date of Snh 5 Ilâhi, coupled with the Hijra date of 1041. But in this case the Ilâhi date would appear to be only the \*jalus\*, or year of the king’s reign.† - [Previous: c29.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c29.2) - [Next: c29.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c29.4) - [Up: c29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c29) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c29.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c29.3) · Pramāṇa