Question

Who started a calender called ‘Saka’?
(a) Fa-Hein
(b) Ashoka
(c) Kanishka
(d) None of these

Answer 1

Answer : Option C - Kanishka

Kanishka started a calendar known as Shaka Kaal.

Other information :

• Kanishka was the great emperor of the Kushan dynasty in the 2nd century.
• Kanishka was born 78 AD in Peshawar city of Pakistan. (Anno Domini).
• Kanishka died in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan in 144 AD.
• Huvishka was the son of the great emperor Kanishka. He was born in 110 AD.