Shaka era

The Shaka era (IAST: Śaka, Śāka) is a historical Hindu calendar era (year numbering), the epoch (its year zero)^[2] of which corresponds to Julian year 78.

The era has been widely used in different regions of the Indian subcontinent as well as in Southeast Asia. According to the Government of India, it is referred as the Shalivahana Era (IAST: Śālivāhana).

^ Government of India (1955), "The Saka Era", Report of the Calendar Reform Committee, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, pp. 255–256
^ Like most Indian eras, the Śaka era uses expired, elapsed, or complete years, where a year must have elapsed before it can be counted. This is similar to the Western method of determining a person's age, whose first year must have been completed before that person reaches one year old. The uncounted first year of the era is numbered as year zero. This differs from Western eras which use current years.^[1]

[Report-1] Government of India (1955), "The Saka Era", Report of the Calendar Reform Committee, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, pp. 255–256

[2] Like most Indian eras, the Śaka era uses expired, elapsed, or complete years, where a year must have elapsed before it can be counted. This is similar to the Western method of determining a person's age, whose first year must have been completed before that person reaches one year old. The uncounted first year of the era is numbered as year zero. This differs from Western eras which use current years.^[1]

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