Who started the Saka era and when ........

Ancient and Medival History Mauryan and Post Maurayan

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Who started the Saka era and when ?

Kadphises in 58 BC

Rudradaman 1 in 78 AD

Vikramaditya in 58 BC

Kanishka in 78 AD

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Explanation:

4th option is correct.
The Saka, or Salivahana, era (AD 78), now used throughout India, is the most important of all. It has been used not only in many Indian inscriptions but also in ancient Sanskrit inscriptions in Indochina and Indonesia. The reformed calendar promulgated by the Indian government from 1957 is reckoned by this era.