Kaniskha in 78 AD
The oldest out of these four is Vikrami which started 57 BC. then Chritian calendar, then Saka and then Hijri
The Vikrama Era is the earlier/oldest of the two. The Vikrama Era began about 56 BC, whereas the Saka Era started about 78 AD, roughly 135 years after the Vikrama Era.Please see the related links below for more information.
Kanishka is the right answer. Saka ruled until around 409 AD when they were eliminated by Chandragupta II. Sakas were under Kushan kings ( Sanchi Inscriptions )
pa sigurno postoi nekoj i toa sekako no samo problemot e toa sto ne znaes kojVikramaditya in 58 BC started the Saka Era
Saka Era
It has been agreed unanimously by the scholars that the Saka Era was counted from the time of Kanishka I in 78 A.D. Later modern historians have pointed out some defects in the theory approached by Fergusson. According to them, Kanishka was the ruler of northern India and the Saka era was popularised in south India. In that case it cannot be possible for Kanishka to introduce Sakabada, more popular in the southern parts of India. Moreover they have also pointed out that the Saka era was associated with the name of the Saka Satraps and did not have any connection with the Kushanas. But since this argument did not have any supported facts behind, it was refuted by most. Thus it was generally held that Kanishka introduced the Saka era from 78 A.D.
Which is the oldest era christian or Saka or Hijri or Vikrami?
In their cultural Java mythology, Gamelan music was first started in the Saka era (which is about 230 A.D), while others say it originated in the 8th century
In fact nobody started it but the counting of years after coronation of Shak king officially called Mahakshatrap Chashtan, in 78 AD.the Shak era came to be termed due to the Shaka rulers who continuously used it in their every record so their subject too followed it. See Mahakshatrap Castan by Dr. Raj Ratna Goswami.
Saka saka - 2013 is rated/received certificates of: Philippines:R-16
reformed Indian calendar began with Saka Era, Chaitra 1, 1879, which corresponds to March 22, 1957.