Conversion of Hijra date to Roman Calendar date (Ref: Aavaran, 2023:64)

[Narayan Prasad]

Dear Scholars,

     Namaste.

      The Kannada novel "Aavaran" (2014:77) mentions Al Hijra 1072.5 as equivalent to  January 1603 and all its translations in various Indian languages, including the English version, mention January 1603 only,.

      

      When Aurangzeb (1618-1707) was not even born, the year 1603 must be a misprint.

      According to "The Indian Calendar" (1896) by Sewel and Dikshit, Al Hijra 1072 must correspond to 17 Aug. 1661 to 5 Aug. 1662 (p. cxxxiv, Table XVI).

Regards

Narayan Prasad