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Now, use 100-year multiples of 365 days to count backwards in both calendars:
1896 Aug 161 Far 12662,413,788 36,500 (100365)
1796 Sep 91 Far 11662,377,288 73,000 (200365)
1696 Oct 31 Far 10662,340,788109,500 (300365)
1596 Oct 281 Far 9662,304,288146,000 (400365)
1496 Nov 121 Far 8662,267,788182,500 (500365)
1396 Dec 71 Far 7662,231,288219,000 (600365)
1297 Jan 11 Far 6662,194,788255,500 (700365)
1197 Jan 261 Far 5662,158,288292,000 (800365)

At this point, observe that the intercalations of 120 years were last carried out in A.D. 1131 in the Shenshai calendar but were neglected in the Kadmi calendar. Thus, the point of departure between the two calendars concerns the 30-day period immediately preceding this date in the Shenshai calendar, yielding
1131 Mar 141 Far 5002,134,228316,090 (866365) #

in the Shenshai calendar. This date includes the 30-day month of Aspandarmad II, which was intercalated at the end of 499 A.Y. in the Shenshai calendar. This month was not intercalated in the Kadmi calendar, so 1 Farvardin 500 A.Y. falls 30 days earlier in the Kadmi calendar.
The critical section of the two calendars is, therefore:
WesternShenshaiKadmiJD#
1131 Mar 14 1 Far 500 1 Ard 5002,134,228
1131 Mar 1330 Asp II 49930 Far 5002,134,227
1131 Feb 12 1 Asp II 499 1 Far 5002,134,198
1131 Feb 1130 Asp 49930 Asp 4992,134,197

Thus, the date of 30 Aspendarmad 499 A.Y. is the last date (counting forward) to fall on the same day in both calendars. At this point, the Kadmi and Shenshai calendars are synchronized, and the discussion of the Kadmi calendar repeats that of the Shenshai.
As above, use your knowledge of the 120-year intercalation to perform the backward count from 1 Farvardin 500 A.Y. in the Shenshai calendar, to obtain 1 Farvardin 380 A.Y. in both calendars. Note that if a whole 30-day month were intercalated every 120 years, then 120 years consist of 11936 + 365 + 30 = 43,830 days.
Western DateKadmiJulian DayDifference
1011 Mar 141 Far 3802,090,398359,920 (# + 43,830) $

 
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