Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c20.s1.24

c20.s1.24

³ Mr. Jayaswal fixes the battle in 1424 B. C., and other Indian writers favour similar early dates, all working on the above chronological statements in the Puranas (which are discrepant) without checking their figures by comparison with reliable data from dynasties elsewhere. Such a comparison shows that their calculations produce results contrary to general experience: thus his date makes the medium average of 31 reigns from the battle to Mahāpadma about 33 years, an incredible length.