Lakṣmaṇa era

Hindu chronology

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The Lakshmana era is a Hindu chronological system that begins in AD 1119. It is sometimes mistakenly attributed to King Lakshmanasena of Bengal. This era was used throughout Bengal in the 16th century and persisted in Mithila until modern times. Hindu chronology traditionally uses two types of systems: those reckoned from historical events and those based on celestial positions. The historical system, more common today, runs alongside Muslim and international systems. The Lakshmana era falls under the category of dynastic eras founded by rulers.

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Reckonings dated from a historical event
…into disuse after 1162; the Lakṣmaṇa era (ad 1119), wrongly said to have been founded by the king Lakṣmaṇasena of Bengal and still used throughout Bengal in the 16th century and preserved until modern times in Mithilā; the Rājyabhīṣekasaka or Marāthā era (1674), founded by Śivājī but ephemeral.
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…into disuse after 1162; the Lakṣmaṇa era (ad 1119), wrongly said to have been founded by the king Lakṣmaṇasena of Bengal and still used throughout Bengal in the 16th century and preserved until modern times in Mithilā; the Rājyabhīṣekasaka or Marāthā era (1674), founded by Śivājī but ephemeral.
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