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The Saka Era: How a Foreign Calendar Colonized India

The Saka Era: How a Foreign Calendar Colonized India

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When the Kushans swept out of Central Asia, they brought more than horses and archers—they brought a calendar. The Saka Era, dating from 78 CE, would outlive its creators, survive the Gupta resurgence, and become the official civil calendar of modern India. In this episode, we trace how a steppe people's administrative innovation became the default way to mark time across the subcontinent. We explore the origins of the era under Kanishka, its use in inscriptions from the Kshaharata kings to the Vakatakas, and its eventual adoption by astronomers like Varahamihira and Brahmagupta. We also confront the scholarly debate: was 78 CE really Kanishka's accession year, or did the Saka calendar begin elsewhere? Along the way, we meet the Saka satraps of Ujjain, the fierce Western Satraps who defied the Guptas, and the cosmic rationale that made a foreign reckoning feel native. Join Lucas and Luna as they unravel how a calendar became an empire's ghost. #SakaEra #Kanishka #KushanEmpire #WesternSatraps #Chashtana #Rudradaman #Ujjain #IndianCalendar #Varahamihira #Brahmagupta #Inscriptions #Numismatics #EraSystems #AncientIndia #CalendarHistory #History #FexingoHistory #IndicCivilization Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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