Shahenshahi calendar community
A living tradition within Parsi Zoroastrians. The disagreements in the sources are shown rather than settled.
Shahenshahi calendar community is a living tradition within Parsi Zoroastrians. Also written Shenshai, Shahanshahi.
Origin
No founding year is given below, because the sources read do not agree on one and a date has not been chosen for them. NULL: no founding date — this is the inherited Parsi reckoning from which the Kadmi party separated in 1746. It is followed by many Parsis including some of the most influential dasturs (high priests). It was in theory kept in line with the seasons by intercalating a month every 120 years, but the intercalation was not consistently carried out, so the calendar has drifted: in 1995 its Nowruz fell on 23 August.
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Citation
English
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John Shaqi. “Shahenshahi calendar community.” English version. 11 August 2026. https://johnshaqi.com/articles/sect-shahenshahi-calendar-community.
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