Saka era
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The Saka era is a historical Indian calendar era that begins in 78 CE and underlies the official national calendar of India and several regional calendars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saka era canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7017757 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saka era Context triple: [Assamese calendar, eraName, Saka era]
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A.
Saka
Saka is an ancient Eastern Iranian language once spoken by the Saka people in the Tarim Basin region of Central Asia.
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B.
Sakaar
Sakaar is a chaotic, trash-covered planet ruled by the Grandmaster in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, known for its gladiatorial contests and bizarre cosmic detritus.
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C.
Sanakhte
Sanakhte was an early ancient Egyptian pharaoh traditionally associated with the 3rd Dynasty and sometimes considered a predecessor or relative of Djoser.
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D.
Sakakah
Sakakah is a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia that serves as the administrative and economic center of the Al Jawf Region.
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E.
Shabuhragan
Shabuhragan is a foundational Manichaean scripture, traditionally attributed to the prophet Mani, that outlines the religion’s dualistic cosmology and teachings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saka era Target entity description: The Saka era is a historical Indian calendar era that begins in 78 CE and underlies the official national calendar of India and several regional calendars.
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A.
Saka
Saka is an ancient Eastern Iranian language once spoken by the Saka people in the Tarim Basin region of Central Asia.
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B.
Sakaar
Sakaar is a chaotic, trash-covered planet ruled by the Grandmaster in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, known for its gladiatorial contests and bizarre cosmic detritus.
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C.
Sanakhte
Sanakhte was an early ancient Egyptian pharaoh traditionally associated with the 3rd Dynasty and sometimes considered a predecessor or relative of Djoser.
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D.
Sakakah
Sakakah is a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia that serves as the administrative and economic center of the Al Jawf Region.
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E.
Shabuhragan
Shabuhragan is a foundational Manichaean scripture, traditionally attributed to the prophet Mani, that outlines the religion’s dualistic cosmology and teachings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu calendar era
ⓘ
calendar era ⓘ |
| appliesTo | reckoning of years in parts of India ⓘ |
| basisOf |
Indian national calendar (Śaka calendar)
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian national calendar
|
| calendarEpoch | vernal equinox of 78 CE (traditional) ⓘ |
| calendarFamily | Indian calendars ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunisolar calendar era ⓘ |
| coexistsWith |
Bengali era in Eastern India
ⓘ
Gregorian calendar in India ⓘ Vikram Samvat in North India ⓘ
linked to:
Nepali Bikram Samvat
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| eraNameInGujarati |
Śak Samvat
ⓘ
linked to:
Śaka Varsha
|
| eraNameInHindi |
Śak Samvat
ⓘ
linked to:
Śaka Varsha
|
| eraNameInKannada | Śaka Varsha ⓘ |
| eraNameInMarathi |
Śak Samvat
ⓘ
linked to:
Śaka Varsha
|
| eraNameInSanskrit |
Śaka
ⓘ
linked to:
Saka
|
| eraNameInTelugu |
Śaka Varsham
ⓘ
linked to:
Śaka Varsha
|
| firstDayOfYearInNationalCalendar | March 22 (March 21 in leap years, Gregorian) ⓘ |
| firstMonthInNationalCalendar |
Chaitra
ⓘ
linked to:
Chaitra month
|
| follows | Vikram Samvat in some regional usage ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Shaka era
ⓘ
Śaka era ⓘ
linked to:
Śaka Varsha
|
| hasYearZero | no ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| monthSystem | solar months in national calendar adaptation ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Śaka people (Sakas)
ⓘ
linked to:
Saka people
|
| officialUseStartTime | 1957 ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gregorian calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
Kali Yuga era ⓘ
linked to:
Kali Yuga
Vikram Samvat era ⓘ
linked to:
Nepali Bikram Samvat
|
| scriptOfTraditionalNotation |
Devanagari
ⓘ
linked to:
Devanagari script
other regional Indian scripts ⓘ |
| standardizationYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
Calendar Reform Committee of India
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian national calendar
|
| startTime | 78 CE ⓘ |
| timeNotation | CE-based era count starting from 78 CE ⓘ |
| usedBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| usedFor |
All India Radio and Doordarshan announcements
ⓘ
linked to:
All India Radio
Indian Gazette publications ⓘ dating of Indian government documents ⓘ official civil calendar of India ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Indian epigraphy
ⓘ
Indian historical inscriptions ⓘ Indian national calendar ⓘ Shaka Samvat ⓘ
linked to:
Saka calendar
regional calendars of India ⓘ traditional Hindu almanacs (panchangas) ⓘ |
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Subject: Saka era Description of subject: The Saka era is a historical Indian calendar era that begins in 78 CE and underlies the official national calendar of India and several regional calendars.
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