Indian Antiquary Vol 13

SR No.: 032505
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: John Faithfull Fleet, Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 492
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 22 MB

Page 89

MARCH, 1884.]
A NEW GURJARA COPPER-PLATE GRANT.
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after the examination of many dates bothera or the era of the Kala churis of Tripura, before and after the approximate period of which he had already fixed" as commencing in A.D. 245,-that the only epoch that agrees for A.D. 249 = 0, with A.D. 250 = the year 1." both the eclipse and the week-day, is the In accordance with Pandit Bhagwânlal year A.D. 249-50, with A.D. 250-51 as the Indraji's suggestion that the Ilô grant may year 1 of the era.
contain a genuine date in the era used in the Adding 456 to 249-50, we obtain A.D. 705-6. Nausâri and Kivi grants, falsely referred to And, as Magha corresponds with January- the Saka era,-General Cunningham has calcu. February, the date of this grant must be in lated the details of this date also, vis. the occur. the early part of A.D. 706. In that year, the rence of an eclipse of the sun on the new-moon full-moon of Mågha fell on Tuesday, the 2nd day of the month Jyaishtha, or usually MayFebruary, on which day there was an eclipse June, in the year 417. Adding 249-50, we of the moon.
obtain A.D. 666-67; and the month of JyaishApplying the same epoch to the date of the
tha belonged to A.D. 666. In that year, howKävi grant, General Cunningham obtains Sun- ever, there was no solar eclipse till the 25th day, the 24th Jane A.D. 736, as corresponding August, which is after the recorded date and with the Sunday, the tenth day of the bright will not suit in any way. But, in the preceding fortnight of the month AshAdha, or June-July, year, the new-moon of Jyaishtha fell on the 21st in the year 486, as recorded in that grant. April A.D. 665, on which day there was an
With these two coincidences, we are plainly eclipse of the sun, as required; to apply it to on firm ground. And the era thus obtained is, the date of the grant, however, assumes an error as General Cunningham points out, the Chôdi l of one year in the recorded date.
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» Archeological Survey of India, Vol. IX. p. 111.
* This epoch was first pointed out by Dr. Fits. Edward Hall, in Jour. Amer. Orient. Soc. Vol. VI. p. 501; see ante, Vol. IX. p. 256.-EDI. 4.
* From the original plates.
* This mark of punotuation is unnecessary, also all those that follow, down to line 22.
* The sense requires us to correct this into vilasitandkulita.
* Correct into prarand or praots.