[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v2.c44.250 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c44.250 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c44.250 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c44.250](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.250) The first settlement was laid on the alluvial around A.D. 250 as ‘the coins found in the excavations at Rang Mahal show that the site was mainly occupied during the reign of Kaniṣka III.’ All the identifiable coins were minted either by Kaniṣka III or the Muruṇḍas, the only exceptions being three coins of Kaniṣka I, Huviṣka and Vāsudeva, which might have continued in use during the rule of Kaniṣka III. This date tallies with a seal which on palaeographical grounds may be dated c. A.D. 300. The upper level of the culture on the basis of ¹⁴C determination has been dated to A.D. 548 (1480±70 B.C., half-life value not specified). Drying up of the river caused the evacuation of the site, as of other sites in the river valley. - [Previous: v2.c44.249](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.249) - [Next: v2.c44.251](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.251) - [Up: v2.c44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.250](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.250) · Pramāṇa