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PERMANENT CHRONOLOGY RECORD · RELEASE 2026.09

The often-repeated 1600 Śaka/1678 dating is not used as a secure origin date; it conflicts with the late- eighteenth-century Madhav Singh/branch-book horizon invoked by the same tradition and therefore requires primary corroboration.

1600

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Record ID
chronology-14
Period
1600
Updated
13 September 2026

Research record

A History of Mithila, Vajji & Anga, Volume I · PDF page 256

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Evidence status: Cited chronology source record.

Source / provenance: A History of Mithila, Vajji & Anga, Volume I · PDF page 256

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Gajendra Thakur. “The often-repeated 1600 Śaka/1678 dating is not used as a secure origin date; it conflicts with the late- eighteenth-century Madhav Singh/branch-book horizon invoked by the same tradition and therefore requires primary corroboration..” Videha Digital Research Archive: Mithila–Vajji–Anga. Videha — https://www.videha.co.in/ · ISSN 2229-547X · GitHub mirror: https://videha-ejournal.github.io/videha/ · Digital Research Archives on GitHub: https://github.com/videha-ejournal. https://videha-ejournal.github.io/mithila-vajji-anga/records/chronology/chronology-14/

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