![]() ![]() The early Jain works do not mention Vikramaditya and the navaratnas have no historical basis as the nine scholars do not appear to have been contemporary figures. Warder, Brihatkathamanjari and Kathasaritsagara are "enormously inflated and deformed" recensions of the original Brihatkatha. Ĭritics of this theory say that Gatha Saptashati shows clear signs of Gupta-era interpolation. According to Raj Pruthi, legends surrounding this first-century king gradually became intertwined with those of later kings called "Vikramaditya" (including Chandragupta II). ![]() Vikramaditya cannot be based on Chandragupta II, since the Gupta capital was at Pataliputra (not Ujjain). Proponents of this theory say that Vikramaditya is mentioned in works dating to before the Gupta era, including Brihathkatha and Gatha Saptashati. Chandragupta II later adopted the title of Vikramaditya after defeating the Shakas. The Krita era, which later came to be known as Vikrama Samvat, marked this victory. ![]() The Shakas advanced from Sindh to Malwa around the first century BCE, and were defeated by Vikramaditya. ![]() Rajbali Pandey, Kailash Chand Jain and others believe that Vikramaditya was an Ujjain based Malava king. ![]()
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