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 Difficulties experienced by Sir W. Jones in forming a chronological table.

The Period of Parasara reckoned by Colebrooke and Sir W. Jones to be 1181 B.C.

Bentley's estimate of the same as 575 B.C.

Yudhisthira's Seat of Government at Hastinapura.

Bentley's estimate somewhat confirmed by a statement of Varaha Mihira.

Bentley's theory to account for the discrepancies relating to the "Rishis."

Parasara and Garga cited by him.

The Cycle of 1,000 Years of Purasurama—epoch 1176.

Traditions regarding Purasurama.

Rama—Uncertainty regarding the period when he lived; placed by Hindu writers between brazen and silver ages, and deduced by Sir W. Jones as 1399 B.C.

Rama's period reckoned by Bentley from his horoscope, given in the Ramayana, as born on 6th April, 961 B.C.

Portents on his attaining manhood, 940 B.C.

Position of Solstitial Colure 945 B.C., compared with its position 1192 B.C., from which rate of retrogression was determined.

Other observations, then made, giving data for lengths of tropical and real years, etc.

Bentley's hypothesis regarding changes in commencement of tropical year.

His chronological table, showing these changes from 1192 B.C. to 538 A.D. (the latter being his estimate of the date when the origin of apparent longitudes was fixed).

Sakya Muni (Buddha) and spread of the Buddhist faith (6th century B.C.)

Invasion of India by Alexander the Great (350 B.C.)

Embassy to the Court of Sandra-cottus (or Chandra Gupta) at Palibothra

Buddhism becomes the established State religion under Asoka, grandson of Chandra Gupta (245 B.C.)

Notes regarding Sakya Muni.