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# Book of Indian Eras, with Tables for Calculating Indian Dates c3: Contents

Book of Indian Eras, with Tables for Calculating Indian Dates c3

- **Language:** English

### Contents

### [c3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c3.1)

INDIAN ERAS.

### [c3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c3.2)

| | | | | | | Page. |  
| | PREFACE | | | | | 1 |  
| B.C. | Ancient Indian modes of reckoning time | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 |  
| I 6777 | Saptârshi-kâl, or Cycle of the Seven Rishis | ... | ... | ... | 18 |  
| II 3128 | BARHASPATYA-KAL, or 60-year Cycle of Jupiter | ... | ... | 26 |  
| III | ——————, or 12-year Cycle of Jupiter | ... | ... | ... | 31 |  
| IV 3102 | KALI-YUGA, or beginning of the Kâli age | ... | ... | 33 |  
| V 1177 | Parasurâma Chakra, or Cycle of 1000 years | ... | ... | 34 |  
| VI 543 | NIRVANA of Buddha, or Buddhist Era | ... | ... | 37 |  
| VII 527 | NIRVANA of Mahâvira, or Jaina Era | ... | ... | 38 |  
| VIII 312 | Era of the Seleukidæ | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46 |  
| IX 247 | Era of Parthia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47 |  
| X 57 | VIKRAMA-Samvat | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51 |  
| XI 24 | Graha-parivrithi Chakra of 90 years | ... | ... | 52 |  
| A.D. | | | | | | |  
| XII 78 | SAKA-BHUPA-KAL, or Era of the Saka King | ... | ... | 53 |  
| XIII 166 | GUPTA-KAL, or Gupta Era | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60 |  
| XIV 249 | Chedi, or Kalachuri Samvat | ... | ... | ... | ... | 63 |  
| XV 319 | Balabhi-kâl, or Era of Balabhi | ... | ... | ... | 64 |  
| XVI 607 | Sri Harsha Era | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66 |  
| XVII 622 | HIJRA, or Muhammadan Era | ... | ... | ... | 71 |  
| XVIII 639 | Burmese Common Era | ... | ... | ... | ... | 74 |  
| XIX 880 | Newâr Era of Nepâl | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75 |  
| XX 1016 | Châlukya Era | ... | ... | ... | ... | 76 |  
| XXI 1106 | Lakshmana Sena Era of Bengal | ... | ... | ... | 81 |  
| XXII 1114 | Siva Singha Samvat | ... | ... | ... | ... | 82 |  
| XXIII 1556 | Fasli Era of Bengal | ... | ... | ... | ... | 83 |  
| XXIV 1556 | Ilahi Era of Akbar | ... | ... | ... | ... | 85 |  
| XXV 1 | CHRISTIAN Era | ... | ... | ... | ... | 88 |  
| XXVI | Saura-Mâna, or Hindu Solar Calendar | ... | ... | ... | 90 |  
| XXVII | Chandra-Mâna, or Luni-Solar Calendar | ... | ... | ... | 90 |

### [c3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c3.3)

T A B L E S.

### [c3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c3.4)

Christian Era.

### [c3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c3.5)

| No. | I | Week days for one year | ... | ... | ... | ... | 97 |  
| ” | II | Initial days of years—Julian Old Style reckoning | ... | ... | 98 |  
| ” | III | Initial days of years—Gregorian reckoning | ... | ... | 99 |  
| ” | IV | Number of days from 1st January to 31st December | ... | ... | 100 |

### [c3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c3.6)

| No. | V | Omitted days of the Macedonian Cycle of 19 years | ... | ... | 101 |  
| | VI | Initial days of two Attic and two Macedonian Cycles, B.C. 340 to 311... | 102 |  
| | VII | Initial days of Seleukidan years, B.C. 310 to A.D. 222 | ... | 103—106 |

### [c3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c3.7)

\*Indian Eras.\*

### [c3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c3.8)

| No. | VIII | Number of days in the Hindu solar year | ... | ... | 107 |  
| | IX | Initial dates of Hindu solar year | ... | ... | 108 |  
| | X | Number of days in the Hindu luni-solar year | ... | ... | 109 |  
| | XI | Solar Ahargana of Aryabhatta | ... | ... | 110-11 |  
| | XII | Solar Ahargana of Sûrya Siddhânta | ... | ... | 112-13 |  
| | XIII | Luni-Solar Ahargana of Sûrya Siddhânta | ... | ... | 114-15 |  
| | XIV | Number of days in Lunations | ... | ... | 116-17 |

### [c3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c3.9)

\*Muhammadan Era.\*

### [c3.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c3.10)

| No. | XV | Number of days in the Hijra year | ... | ... | 118 |  
| | XVI | Initial days of Hijra years | ... | ... | 119—134 |

### [c3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c3.11)

| No. | XVII | General Table of corresponding dates, B.C. 60 to A.D. 1950 | ... | 135 |  
| | XVIII | List of Eclipses | ... | ... | ... | 204 |  
| | XIX | The Dakhini Cycle of Jupiter | ... | ... | ... | 224 |  
| | XX | Initial days of Ilahi years | ... | ... | ... | 225 |  
| | XXI | The Abjad | ... | ... | ... | 226 |

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