History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v1.c23.46
History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v1.c23.46
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On these assumptions Mr. Ramadas calculates that the Gaṅga era was reckoned from the Śaka year 271 or 349-50 A. D. According to him, the Achyutapuram plates of Indravarman I issued in Chaitra G.S., 87 are dated 3rd March 436 A. D., and the Parlakimedi plates of Indravarman I issued in Māgha G.S., 91 are dated 23rd January 441. Now, there is no difference of opinion of the date of the Ganjam plates of the time Śaśāṅka of G.E. 300 issued by Mādhavarāja II of the Śailodbhava family. None of the Gaṅga plates mentioned above are earlier in date than this grant which was issued in 619 A. D., and, therefore, the initial year of the Gaṅga era cannot lie in 349-50 A.D.¹