History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period c19.8
History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Nāga–Vākāṭaka Imperial Period c19.8
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Its letters belong to the early Vākāṭaka time. The first letter *Va* is earlier in form than the same letter in Pṛithivīsheṇa's inscriptions. Its second letter *kā* agrees with the form of the same letter with the same value in the impression of Pṛithivīsheṇa's inscription reproduced by General Cunningham in his plate (A.S.R., Vol. 21, plate XXVII, second inscription). The third letter *ṭa* has a wedge on the top and the box is not developed. The fourth letter *ka* has no box on its top; nor does the last letter *na* has the form of the time of Pṛithivīsheṇa, it belongs to an earlier type. *M* is also of an early form. Hence the majority of the letters appear to indicate a date earlier than that of the known inscriptions of the time of Pṛithivīsheṇa.