Chula Sakarat

Chula Sakarat (also Jula Sakkaraj written, abbreviated mostly as "CS" ) is a traditional year bill, which was used in many parts of Southeast Asia.

The Chula Sakkarat - counting was started in the year 639 AD. This year, the Buddhist Patriarch Buppasoranhan called in Burma from the year 1 after he had left the monk's state and conquered the throne for himself. Until then, the financial statements was carried out according to the Buddhist era during the " era of religion." The Chula Sakkarat era has since been called " Common Era".

To convert a date of Chula Sakkarat in the Gregorian calendar, it will add 638 to the annual number of CS: CS So 1272 was the year 1910 AD, the death of King Chulalongkorn. Here it is important to note that the first day of a new Chula Sakkarat -year falls on the first of January, but, more specifically, on the full moon day in April, on the first day of the waning moon.

Burma

The nature of the financial statements analogous to Chula Sakkarat era in Myanmar is called simply " Sakkaraj ". In English usage is " Myanmar Era " is mentioned, it is abbreviated as "ME".

Thailand

Chula Sakarat ( Thai: จุลศักราช, pronunciation: [ ʤu ː n- Sakara ː t]) was used in Siam to the beginning of the 20th century. Under King Chulalongkorn ( Rama V ) Thai coins were initially marked with the years after the Chula Sakkarat - era.

See also:

• Thai lunar calendar

Other countries

Other countries in which the statement was the year after the Chula Sakkarat - era: