The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c12.9

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² The Hâthîgumphâ Inscription of Khâravela is dated the year 165 of the Râjâ Muriya (J.B.O.R. S., III, Part IV, pp. 461 et seq.). 164 As Bühler pointed out, the Mauryan era commences from the accession of Candragupta and not from the coronation of Aśoka as Bhagavân Lâl Indrajî supposed. On Candragupta's accession, see also Mahâvamśa Ṭîkâ, p. 123.