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Shalivahana is credited with the initiation of the
era known as Shalivahana Shaka to celebrate his
victory against Vikramaditya of Ujjayini in the
year 78 A.D.
The Vikrama
Charita, a Sanskrit classic, composed in the
eleventh century supports this view. But apart
from this work and some popular legends, there is
no concrete evidence to support this theory.
However, history
does record that Gautami Putra Shatakarni, of the
Shatavahana dynasty defeated the powerful Nahapana,
the Satrap king. The folklore of Maharashtra
identifies Gautamiputra Shatakarni of the
Shatavahana dynasty with Shalivahana. It is
interesting to note that etymologically
Shatavahana is derived from Shatavahana which in
turn is derived from Shalivahana.
The material for
this Amar Chitra Katha is derived from the
Sanskrit classic 'KATHASARITSAGARA' and VIKRAMA
CHARITA' and popular folk-tales on the legendary
hero.
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