king chashtana started the saka era which is still used by the government of india.
king chashtana started the saka era which is still used by the government of india.
who started the saka era which is still used by the government of india?
king chashtana
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king jivadaman became king for the centenary of the saka era, in the year 100 (corresponding to 178 ce). his reign is otherwise undocumented, but he is the first western satrap ruler who started to print the minting date on his coins, using the of the brāhmī script behind the king's head. this is of immense value to date precisely western satrap rulers, and to clarify perfectly the chronology and succession between them, as they also mention their predecessor on their coins. according to his coins, jivadaman seems to have ruled two times, once between saka era 100 and 103 (178-181 ce), before the rule of rudrasimha i, and once between saka era 119 and 120 (197-198 ce).
western satraps