322 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [Aug.-Sept., 1913. 
Indian data: The above conclusion regarding the abhisheka 
year of Asoka is confirmed from an independent datum which is 
forded by rock-edict xiii and the date of Alexander’s invasion, 
we would have been brought to the same conclusion by the 
Indian datum we are going to consider. The date of the death 
of Ma 
aaa the birth of Vikrama or 487 years before the Vikrama 
i.e., (487 + 58) 545 B.c.! Now Sthilabhadra, son of Nanda’s 
udu Sakatala, died 219 years after Mahavira, the year 
Chandra-Gupta obtained sovereignty (1A, 1882, aN The year 
of oe sae s accession thus would be 220 a.mM., or cir. 
325 , and consequently that of Asoka’s wbhishelea (325- 53) 
372 B.C. 
Thus we obtain cir. 272 B.c., both from Indian and foreign 
sources, as the first year of Asoka’s abhisheka and c. 276 B.c. 
for his coming to the throne. 
. Senart’s calculation: Since writing the above note m 
attention aa been drawn to M. Senart’s calculation in the 
Indian Antiquary, XX, 242. The Soe is the same as 
adopted by Mr. V. Sm ith. It runs as follow 
**As the second edict belongs to ne Madentith year, 
we are inevitably led to conclude that his twelfth year 
i to one of the year 260-258 B.c., say, to take 
‘am to the year 259. This calculation would fix his 
“$ wise: at about 269.’’ 
ee 
The points of difference between this and the calculation 
advanced here are these: the basis of my calculation is-edict xiii 
which contains the names of the five ‘Greek’ kings, while 
edict ii has only Antiochus and “ his neighbours?’’; and 
EA. weak, 7, § 13; ef. Dr. Hoernle, On et hppa of 
the ancient cathe * 13) the Ni irvana of M sieke falls in Oct.). 
ut mere oo to the Jaina interpretation (ibid.), it would Mea a Spal earlier 
( n the latter case Chandra-Gupta’s Lea deeb would be dated in 
326 Ger. 85 (Oct.) B.c 
cannot devep e erroneous and medizeval reckoning of Hemachandra. 
was the son a ecesso: 
erse as we find it is not mutilated. 
The mistake can be easily detected in the light of various other chrono- 
ion, eg that gee. Subhadra, 
lier reckoning w diséa 8s hes a 
ology]. 
