Kalachuri Era

The Kalacuri Era was a Hindu system of year numbering started by the Abhira King Isvarasena[1], in which the year numbering started at some time from 248-250 CE[1][2]. It was first used in Gujurat and Maharashtra, from where it spread to Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh where it was used until the 13th century CE.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Chattopadhyaya, Sudhakar. Some Early Dyanasties of South India. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 100. ISBN 8120829417. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=78I5lDHU2jQC&pg=PA100&dq=%22Kalacuri+Era%22+-wikipedia&num=100&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&sig=PU0xJd1jXCPtq7ZYtsNocsj_C6E. 
  2. ^ a b The New Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1974. pp. v. 4 p. 574. ISBN 0852292902. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Eb0qAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Kalacuri+Era%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22Kalacuri+Era%22+-wikipedia&num=100&ie=ISO-8859-1&pgis=1.