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Fasli calendar

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Harvest-based calendar system Not to be confused with Zoroastrian_calendar § Fasli_calendar . Fasli calendar or Fasli era ( Fasli ; Urdu : فصلی , Arabic : فصلى ; lit. ' Harvest ' ) is a harvest-based calendar system that was used across South Asia, but today is mainly used in Deccan. It was the official calendar of Hyderabad Deccan. The Deccani Fasli calendar begins in October, marking the first of Azur. Fasli year means the period of 12 months from July to June. Adding 590 to Fasli year comes to Gregorian calendar , corresponding Gregorian year for Fasli year 1410 was from July 2000 – June 2001.

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arabic word imported to urdu language

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set of harvest-based calendar system that was used across south asia during mughal and british period but today

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