Q. Kollam Era or Malayalam Era began in _?

A
820 AD
B
830 AD
C
840 AD
D
825 AD
Solution:

Kollam Era (also known as Malayalam Era or Kollavarsham or Malayalam Calendar or Malabar Era) is a solar and sidereal Hindu calendar used in Kerala, India.

The origin of the calendar has been dated as 825 CE (Pothu Varsham) at Kollam(Quilon).

The first month of the kollam Era – Chingam

Last month of the kollam Era – Karkitakam

Rajasekhara Varman, the king of Kulasekhara started Kollam Era.

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