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'''Vikramaditya''' ([[IAST]]: ''{{IAST|Vikramāditya}}'') was a legendary king<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gopal |first1=Ram |title=Kālidāsa: His Art and Culture |date=1984 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |page=15 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HwHk-Y9S9UMC&dq=Vikramaditya+legendary&pg=PA14 |access-date=2 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Reddy |first1=Sheshalatha |title=Mapping the Nation: An Anthology of Indian Poetry in English, 18701920 |date=15 October 2013 |publisher=Anthem Press |isbn=978-1-78308-075-5 |page=201 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_rM1DgAAQBAJ&dq=Vikramaditya+legendary&pg=PA201 |access-date=2 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Agrawal">{{cite book |last1=Agrawal |first1=Ashvini |title=Rise and Fall of the Imperial Guptas |date=1989 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |isbn=978-81-208-0592-7 |page=174 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hRjC5IaJ2zcC&dq=Vikramaditya+legendary&pg=PA174 |access-date=2 June 2022 |language=en |quote=The assumption of the title Vikramaditya37 by Chandragupta II, has been responsible for confusing his name with the legendary founder of the Vikrama samvat of B.C. 58 in spite of the fact that ever since the discovery, in 1884, of the Mandasor stone inscription of the Guild of silk-weavers bearing dates 493 and 529 it has been established that the era which commenced in 57 B.C. was founded by the Malavas and dates from the time of the foundation of the Malava republic. The identification of the legendary king Vikramaditya of Ujjaini has been discussed at length by various scholars for a long time.}}</ref> as mentioned in ancient Indian literature, featuring in traditional stories including those in ''[[Baital Pachisi|Vetala Panchavimshati]]'' and ''[[Singhasan Battisi]]''. Many describe him as ruler with his capital at [[Ujjain]] ([[Pataliputra]] or [[Pratishthana]] in a few stories). "''Vikramaditya''" was also a common title adopted by several [[List of Indian monarchs|monarchs in ancient and medieval India]], and the Vikramaditya legends may be embellished accounts of different kings (particularly [[Chandragupta II]]). According to popular tradition, Vikramaditya began the [[Vikrama Samvat]] era in 57 BCE after defeating the [[Shakas]], and those who believe that he is based on a historical figure place him around the first century BCE. However, this era is identified as "''Vikrama Samvat''" after the ninth century CE.