Saka era
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The Saka era is a historical Indian calendar era that begins in 78 CE and underlies the official national calendar of India and several regional calendars.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu calendar era
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calendar era ⓘ |
| appliesTo | reckoning of years in parts of India ⓘ |
| basisOf | Indian national calendar (Śaka calendar) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendarEpoch | vernal equinox of 78 CE (traditional) ⓘ |
| calendarFamily | Indian calendars ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunisolar calendar era ⓘ |
| coexistsWith |
Bengali era in Eastern India
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Gregorian calendar in India ⓘ Vikram Samvat in North India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| eraNameInGujarati | Śak Samvat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraNameInHindi | Śak Samvat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraNameInKannada | Śaka Varsha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraNameInMarathi | Śak Samvat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraNameInSanskrit | Śaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraNameInTelugu | Śaka Varsham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDayOfYearInNationalCalendar | March 22 (March 21 in leap years, Gregorian) ⓘ |
| firstMonthInNationalCalendar | Chaitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Vikram Samvat in some regional usage ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Shaka era
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Śaka era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasYearZero | no ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monthSystem | solar months in national calendar adaptation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Śaka people (Sakas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialUseStartTime | 1957 ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gregorian calendar
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Kali Yuga era NERFINISHED ⓘ Vikram Samvat era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptOfTraditionalNotation |
Devanagari
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other regional Indian scripts ⓘ |
| standardizationYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Calendar Reform Committee of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 78 CE ⓘ |
| timeNotation | CE-based era count starting from 78 CE ⓘ |
| usedBy | Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
All India Radio and Doordarshan announcements
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Indian Gazette publications ⓘ dating of Indian government documents ⓘ official civil calendar of India ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Indian epigraphy
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Indian historical inscriptions ⓘ Indian national calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaka Samvat NERFINISHED ⓘ regional calendars of India ⓘ traditional Hindu almanacs (panchangas) ⓘ |
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