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Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 252, line 16. | work record
Label Śaka, king of Ujjayinī, reigned 466-470 Vira
Generic Name
  1. Śaka
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Occupation Social Position
  1. King / Ruler (rāja)
Events
  1. Reign (rājya)
    Indian dates: 466 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -61
    Location: Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India
  2. Coronation (rājyābhiṣēka)
    Indian dates: 470 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -57
    Location: Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India
  3. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 466 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 470Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -61 — -57

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 252, line 16. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 253, line 6. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 253. | work record
Roles
  1. King (nṛpati) of:
    Event: Reign (rājya)
    Location: Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India
    Indian dates: 466 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 470Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -61 — -57
  2. Breaker (ucchedaka) of: Gardabhilla, King of Ujjayinī, reigned 453-466 Vira
    Event: Coronation (rājyābhiṣēka)
    Location: Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India
    Indian dates: 470 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -57
  3. Defeated person (parājita) of: Vikramāditya, reigned Vīra 470-530, king of Ujjayinī, son of Gardabhilla
    Location: Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India
    Indian dates: 470 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -57
  4. Introducer (prārambhakaṛt) of:
    Object: New calender of Śaka Saṃvata (Śaka saṃvata kā nūtana vārṣika paraṃparā)
    Location: Ujjayinī / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India Ujjayinī / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India
    Indian dates: 470 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -57

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 252, line 16. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 253, line 6. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 253, line 6. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 254, 11. | work record
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