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Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 255, line 12. | work record
Label Kaniṣka, king, reigned 605 Vira, Kuṣāṇa vaṇśa
Generic Name
  1. Kaniṣka
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Occupation Social Position
  1. King / Ruler (rāja)
Family Occupation
  1. King (rāja)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Lineage
  1. Kuṣāṇa (Kuṣāṇa)
Events
  1. Coronation (rājyābhiṣēka)
    Indian dates: 470 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -57
  2. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 605 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 78

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 255, line 8. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 254. | work record
Roles
  1. King (nṛpati) of:
    Event: Coronation (rājyābhiṣēka)
    Indian dates: 470 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -57

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 255, line 7. | work record
Visualisations
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