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Regnal year system used in Odisha, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anka year (Odia: ଅଙ୍କ Aṅka) system is a unique regnal year system used in the state of Odisha, India and was instituted by the rulers of the Eastern Ganga dynasty for dating their reigns. It had a number of features that mark the regnal year different from that actual duration of the year elapsed during the reign. The system still survives today and is used in the Odia calendar (panji) to mark the titular regnal year of the Gajapati Maharaja (King of Puri) which is currently held by Divyasingha Deva IV of the Bhoi dynasty, whose title carries the legacy of the historical ruling monarchs of Odisha.[1][2][3][4]
The Anka system, also denoted as the Odisha style of dating refers to a special system of counting used only in Odisha which is written along with the name of the King of Puri accompanied by a simple calculation which yields the regnal year of the king. The Anka years were so popular in the Odia-speaking tracts that not only it was used in official records but also by the authors in their works and in the horoscopes prepared by the astrologers. Additional information are also provided on the lunar or solar date besides the King's Anka with the Odia calendar following the Purnimanta system of month naming.[5]
Hence no Anka years exist for 1, 6, 16, 20, 26, 30, 36, 40, 46, 50, 56 and so on.
Regnal year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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Anka year | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 37 |
Gregorian year | Regnal year | Odia year | Anka year |
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2022 CE | 52 | ୧୪୩୦ ଉତ୍କଳାବ୍ଦ 1430 Utkaḷābda | ୬୫ ଅଙ୍କ 65 Aṅka |
Ruler | Reign | Regnal year duration | Anka year duration |
---|---|---|---|
Anantavarman Vajrahasta III | 1038-1070 | 32 | 41 |
Rajaraja Devendravarman I | 1070-1078 | 8 | 11 |
Anantavarman Chodaganga | 1078-1147 | 69 | 87 |
Kamarnava II | 1147-1157 | 10 | 13 |
Raghava | 1157-1170 | 13 | 17 |
Rajaraja II | 1170-1190 | 20 | 25 |
Anivankabhima II | 1190-1197 | 7 | 10 |
Rajaraja III | 1197-1211 | 14 | 17 |
Anangabhima Deva III | 1211-1235 | 24 | 31 |
Narasingha Deva I | 1238-1263 | 26 | 33 |
Bhanudeva I | 1264-1279 | 15 | 19 |
Narasimhadeva II | 1279-1306 | 27 | 34 |
Bhanudeva II | 1306-1328 | 22 | 28 |
Narasimhadeva III | 1328-1352 | 24 | 31 |
Bhanudeva III | 1352-1378 | 26 | 33 |
Narasimhadeva IV | 1378-1414 | 36 | 45 |
Bhanudeva IV | 1414-1434 | 20 | 25 |
Ruler | Reign | Regnal year duration | Anka year duration |
---|---|---|---|
Kapilendra Deva[6] | 1434–1470 | 36 | 44 |
Purushottama Deva | 1470–1497 | 27 | 33 |
Prataparudra Deva | 1497–1540 | 43 | 53 |
Kalua Deva | 1540–1541 | 2 | 3 |
Kakharua Deva | 1541 | 1 | 2 |
Ruler | Reign | Regnal year duration | Anka year duration |
---|---|---|---|
Govinda Vidyadhara | 1541–1548 | 7 | 9 |
Chakrapratapa | 1548–1557 | 9 | 11 |
Narasimha Jena | 1557–1558 | 1 | 2 |
Raghuram Chhotaraya | 1558–1560 | 2 | 3 |
Ruler | Reign | Regnal year duration | Anka year duration |
---|---|---|---|
Mukunda Deva | 1560-68 | 8 | 10 |
Ruler | Reign | Regnal year duration | Anka year duration | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ramachandra Deva I | 1568-1600 | 32 | 39 | founder of Khurda Kingdom |
Purusottam Deva | 1600–1621 | 21 | 25 | |
Narasingha Deva | 1621–1647 | 26 | 32 | |
Balabhadra Deva | 1647–1657 | 10 | 12 | |
Mukunda Deva I | 1657–1689 | 32 | 39 | |
Divyasingha Deva I | 1689–1716 | 27 | 33 | |
Harekrushna Deva | 1716–1720 | 4 | 5 | |
Gopinath Deva | 1720–1727 | 7 | 9 | |
Ramachandra Deva II | 1727–1736 | 9 | 11 | |
Birakesari Deva I (Bhagirathi Deva)[7] | 1736–1793 | 57 | 71 | |
Divyasingha Deva II | 1793–1798 | 5 | 7 | |
Mukundeva Deva II | 1798–1817 | 19 | 23 | Puri Estate in 1809 |
Ramchandra Deva III | 1817–1854 | 37 | 45 | |
Birakesari Deva II | 1854–1859 | 5 | 7 | |
Divyasingha Deva III | 1859–1882 | 23 | 28 | |
Mukundeva Deva III | 1882–1926 | 44 | 54 | |
Ramchandra Deva IV | 1926–1956 | 30 | 37 | Titular since 1947(Indian independence) |
Birakisore Deva III | 1956–1970 | 14 | 17 | |
Divyasingha Deva IV | 1970–current | 52 | 65 |
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