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From Bharatpedia, an open encyclopedia
British Indian units of mass
Mughal Empire
1
maund
= 40
seers
1
seer
= 30
dams
1
dam
= 5
tanks
1
tank
= 3
mashas
1
masha
= 8
ruttees
Bengal Presidency
1
maund
= 8
passerees
1
passeree
= 5
seers
1
seer
= 16
chitaks
1
chitak
= 5
tolas
1
tola
= 12
mashas
1
masha
= 8
rattis
1
ratti
= 4
dhans
Regulation VII 1833 fixed the mass of one tola as 180 troy grains (
11.663 8038 grams
)
Bombay Presidency
1
candy
= 20
maunds
1
maund
= 40
seers
1
seer
= 72
tanks
The maund was fixed at 28 pounds avoirdupois (¼ hundredweight) (
12.700 586 36 kilograms
)
Madras Presidency
1
candy
= 20
maunds
1
maund
= 8
vis
1
vis
= 5
seers
1
seer
= 8
pollums
1
pollum
= 10
pagodas
The maund was fixed at 25 pounds avoirdupois (
11.339 809 25 kilograms
)
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