History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period c24.21
History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Nāga–Vākāṭaka Imperial Period c24.21
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The script of the three inscriptions is exactly Pallava, while that of Chi-Arutön is Vākāṭakan. The inscriptions have been executed with great skill, showing a practised hand in writing and a practised chisel familiar with Sanskrit lettering. In other words, they are the workmanship of Hindus. This remark equally applies to the Koetei Inscriptions and the Champā Inscriptions. Intimate affinity is noticed in the scripts of Bhadravarman (Champā), Mūlavarman (Borneo), and Pūrṇavarman (Java). They are all within a century or so amongst themselves. The system of amānta year-reckoning is South-Indian.