However, later epigraphical evidence and scholarship suggest that this theory has no historical basis. In colonial scholarship, the era was believed to be based on the commemoration of King Vikramaditya expelling the Sakas from Ujjain. Although it was reportedly named after the legendary king Vikramaditya, the term "Vikrama Samvat" does not appear in the historical record before the 9th century the same calendar system is found with other names, such as Krita and Malava. The Nepali Bikram Sambel, introduced in 1901, also uses a solar sidereal year.Ī number of ancient and medieval inscriptions used the Vikram Samvat. The traditional Vikram Samvat calendar, as used in India, uses lunar months and solar sidereal years. Alongside Nepal Sambat, it is one of the two official calendars used in Nepal. Vikram Samvat is generally 57 years ahead of Gregorian Calendar, except during January to April, when it is ahead by 56 years. and also known as the Vikrami calendar, is a Hindu calendar historically used in the Indian subcontinent. Vikram Samvat ( IAST: Vikrama Samvat abbreviated VS) or Bikram Sambat B.S.
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