Which date was Visaakhi in 1699?

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Was the visaakhi of 1699 around April 13th/14th as well or was it on March 30th? I was teaching in Gurmat School about Symposium books and there they mentioned on 30th March 1699. I have found hundreds of issues with Sikh Missionary College books but this one I wanted to clarify as I am not very good with calendars.

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The actual date of Vaisakhi was 29th March 1699CE.

The reason the dates shift is because of the accumulating error of Bikrami calenders. For example, in 1469, Vaisakhi was on the 27th March 1469CE. Currently the Bikrami calender has shifted this date to the 14th April, and now the Nanakshahi calender has been introduced to fix this date and have a solar basis rather than a Lunar basis (this was introduced in 2003).

The date of 30th March 1699CE was given by Dr.Ganda Singh but has since been shown to be incorrect. I would recommend that you visit Pal Singh Purewal's website (the originator of the Nanakshahi Calender) for more detailed info: Nanakshahi Calender - Pal Singh Purewal

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