The Kalachuri era also called the Haihaya era was a Hindu system of year numbering started by the
King Ishwarsena in which the year numbering started at some time from 248 to 250 CE.
Origin
The German scholar
F. Kielhorn suggested that the system began in September 248, the year that began with the month of
Asvina
Ashvin or Ashwin or Ashwan (; ; Malay/ Indonesian: ''Aswin''; Thai: ''Asawin''), also known as Aswayuja, is the seventh month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar, the solar Tamil calendar, where it is known as Aippasi, and the solar Indian nationa ...
. It was first used in
Gujarat
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and
Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
(particularly Northern Maharashtra), from where it spread to
Madhya Pradesh
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and
Uttar Pradesh
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where it was used until the 13th century CE. Some sources cite an Early Kalachuri era founded in Mahismati through its ruler Maharaja Subandhu who could be an ancestor to the Kalachuris.
See also
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History of Nashik
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Traikutaka dynasty
The Traikutakas were a dynasty of Indian kings who ruled between 388 and 456. The name "Traikutakas" seems to be derived from the words for a three-peaked mountain ("Tri-kuta"). The Traikutakas are mentioned in Kalidasa's Raghuvamsa, in which the ...
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Kalachuri dynasty
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Kalachuris of Tripuri
The Kalachuris of Tripuri (IAST: ), also known the Kalachuris of Chedi, ruled parts of central India during 7th to 13th centuries. They are also known as the Later Kalachuris to distinguish them from their earlier namesakes, especially the Kala ...
References
Kalachuri dynasty
Calendar eras
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