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[6] which I have quoted at length in the body of the work. (pp. 276-77.) Thus the Yuga-Manvantara system has furnished us with a key, where-with we can unlock the closed chambers of the Ancient Chronology of India; and the verses of the Vâyu Purâna have furnished us with good materials to fix the date of the Mahâbhârata war. I have given other traditions from the Raja-tarangini, Chanda's Prithwirâja- Râsô and Mishra's Shahâ-nâmâ, which tend to confirm my date of the Mahâbhârata war as 1263 B. C. 6 The first verse of the Vâyu Purâna quoted above was misinterpreted in both respects by later Puranics. The Period was taken to be 1050 or 1051 years and Maha deva was taken to be Mahapadma Nanda (see p. 184) But the earliest version of the Vayu Purâna seems to be the correct one. We, thus, arrive at the following dates :- B. C. 3102 Beginnig of the Kalpa and not of the Kali. Probably the date of the first arrival of the Aryans into the Punjaub or it may be a Pre- Indian date. 2600 Ikshwâku ruled at Ayodhyâ. 2200 The first Lunar king ruled at Prayâg. 1263 The Mahâbhârat War was fought. 312 Coronation of Chandragupta.