History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v1.c23.37.4

v1.c23.37.4

According to it, from Kāmārṇava I up to the end of the reign of Rājarāja I, the Eastern Gaṅgas of that particular branch from which Anantavarman Choḍagaṅga was descended, ruled for 349 years. The total length of reigns from the beginning of the rule of Kāmārṇava I up to the end of that of Guṇārṇava II is 192 years leaving 157 years up to 1078 A. D., the year of the accession of Anantavarman Choḍagaṅga. This would bring the death of Guṇārṇava to 921 A. D., as only 157 years intervene between him and the accession of Anantavarman Choḍagaṅga. If this Guṇārṇava is the father of Devendravarman I, then he died approximately in the Gaṅga year 180. The initial year of the Gaṅga era, therefore, would fall in 741 A. D. This difference of 20 years can be neglected for the present when centuries are at stake in the calculation of the Gaṅga era. The most recent contribution to the subject is an elaborate article by Mr. G. Ramadas, B. A. It is based on a series of elaborate astronomical calculations and a number of assumptions. In the first place, the eclipses recorded have been sought between 624 and 961 A. D., wherein Mr. Ramadas has sought to place the 127th 251st. 304th, 351st and 91st years of the Gaṅga era. In the next place the writer makes certain untenable assumptions, e. g., "The Kaliṅga ruled over by the Gaṅgas was quite different from the Kaliṅga of Asokan times.