History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v1.c14.s6.51

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It was adopted all over India, and the Śaka era became commonly recognised. The Chālukya rule began after these Siddhāntas and accepted the Śaka era without scruple. In the north the Gupta era had been established before the astronomical Siddhāntas, and as the Guptas destroyed the Śakas themselves, they did not take up the Śaka era but continued to use their own Gupta era. After the Guptas, Harsha's era came into use. These two eras, however, were gradually supplanted in the north by the Vikrama Samvat whose success we shall endeavour to explain when relating the later history of the north. In the south, Śaka era has remained supreme and the Aihole inscription uses both the Śaka and the Kaliyuga eras, a fact plainly indicating the ascendency of the new astronomical Siddhāntas.