The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c36.63
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c36.63
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The Çaka era appears to have been so called at a later date when it was best known as the era of the Çakas of Western India (the Western Satraps) who were originally feudatories of the Kushāṇas. It most probably marks the establishment of the Kushāṇa empire by Kanishka (pp. 583, 585).