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The years expired of the above system, at the 

 era of Vicrama'ditya, were 1190627; which 

 being reduced into Mayiwantaras and Yugs^ we 

 shall have 



A Satya at the beginning, — 96O 



Q Mannantaras Q.ovi\}^\t\.ii, 1028160 



67 Mahd Vugs of the 7th Manwantara, I6O8OO 



Thence to the era of Vicrama'ditya, 70/ 



Total years expired, 1 I9O627 



Hence it appears that the Call Vug, of the 67th 

 Mahd Vugj of the 7th Manwantara of this system, 

 ended 707 years before the era of Vicrama'ditya, 

 or 764 years before Christ — Therefore 



The Satya Yug, or golden age, began B. C. 3164 



The T?^etd Yug, or silver age, .... 2204 



The Dwapar Yug, or brazen age, . . 1484 



The Call Yug, or iron age, 1004 



And ended, 764 



Making in all 2400 years. 



During the first period of 96O years, called the 

 golden age, the Hindus have no real history ; the 

 whole being fabulous, except what relates to the 

 flood, which is allegorically represented by the 

 fish incarnation. 



With the second period, or silver age, the Hindu 

 empire commences, under the Solar and Lunar 

 dynasties; and from Budha, the son of S6ma, 

 the first of the Lunar line, they reckon about 

 fifty reigns down to the end of the Dwapar^ 



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