HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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Which of the following pairs of various eras and the respective years they commenced from, is wrong?
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Saka Era; 78AD
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Gupta Era; 320 AD
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Vikram Era; 58 AD
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Kali Era; 3102 BC
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Vikram Samvat has two systems. It began in 56 BCE in the southern Hindu calendar system (amaanta) and 57–56 BCE in the northern system (purnimaanta).
Detailed explanation-2: -Vikram era was started in 58 BCE. It is associated with famous Gupta king, Chandragupta II. Chandragupta II founded it as a mark of victory over the Shakas and assumed the title of Vikramaditya.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Vikrama era (58 bc) is said in the Jain book Kālakācāryakathā to have been founded after a victory of King Vikramāditya over the Śaka. But some scholars credit the Scytho-Parthian ruler Azes with the foundation of this era.
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