[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [The Purana Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951) › v1.c3.s8.10 # The Purana Index v1.c3.s8.10 The Purāṇa Index v1.c3.s8.10 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s8.10) We have been at some pains to show that different Purāṇas contain different accounts of different dynasties. But a student of history must collate together the various details all scattered, and sift historical truth therefrom. One word more. Referring to the coronation of the Nanda two intervals are given. The interval between the death of Parīkshit (the year of the Mahābhārata war) and the coronation of Nanda is said to be 1015 according to one version and 1050 according to another. The interval between the coronation of Nanda and of the Āndhra dynasty is said to be 836. According to the Kali abda era, the year 5038 corresponds to A.D. 1937. Subtracting the stellar cycle of twenty-seven centuries, we get 2338. If we again proceed to subtract 1937 from 2338, we get 401 B.C. which can be taken as the date of the accession of Nanda, though V. A. Smith would remark that Nanda was a powerful king even in 415 B.C. But whatever may be the date assigned to Nanda, the Purāṇas offer a workable hypothesis for a system of ancient Indian chronology. - [Previous: v1.c3.s8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s8.9) - [Next: v1.c3.s8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s8.11) - [Up: v1.c3.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s8.10) · Pramāṇa