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The Puranic age. Is considered to start in the 1st century after Christ.

Kautilya in his famous book Arthashastra has written that to be a learned man, one should learn Vedas, Itihas and Puranas. Arthashastra was written about 300 BCE. This proves that Puranas are predates and 300 BCE. Probably, much older.
 
Kautilya in his famous book Arthashastra has written that to be a learned man, one should learn Vedas, Itihas and Puranas. Arthashastra was written about 300 BCE. This proves that Puranas are predates and 300 BCE. Probably, much older.
The Puranas per all authentic experts were written between the 3rd century BC and the 7th to 8th century CE.
 
The oldest being the Matsya purana.

Please note we are not talking about the oral traditions here that predate the actual written texts.
 

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