Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Vol. I, Part I: History of Gujarat c6.s2.7

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What then was the initial date of the Traikūṭakas? Ten Gujarát copper-plates of the Gurjjaras and Chalukyas are dated in an unknown era with Sam. followed by the date figures as in the Párdi plate and in Gupta inscriptions. The earliest is the fragment from Sánkheḍá in the Baroda State dated Sam 346, which would fall in the reign of Dadda I. of Broach.³ Next come the two Kaira grants of the Gurjjara king Dadda Prasántarága dated Sam. 380 and Sam. 385⁴; and the Sánkheḍá grant of Ranagraha dated Sam. 391⁵; then the Kaira grant of the Chalukya king Vijayarája or Vijayavarman dated Samvatsara 394⁶; then the Bagumrá grant of the Sendraka chief Nikumbhallaśakti¹; two grants from Navsári and Surat of the Chalukya king Śiláditya Śryáśraya dated 421 and 443²; two the Navsári and Kávi grants of the Gurjjara king Jayabhata dated respectively Sam. 456 and Sam. 486³; and a grant of Pulakesi dated Samvat 490.⁴