Indian units of measurement - wikipedia Indian units of measurement This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( August 2015 ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2015 ) Before the introduction of the Metric system, one may divide the history of Indian systems of measurement into three main periods : the pre-Akbar's period, the period of the Akbar system, and the British colonial period. During pre-Akbar period, weights and measure system varied from region to region, commodity to commodity, and rural to urban areas. The weights were based on the weight of various seeds ( specially the wheat berry and Ratti ) and lengths were based on the length of arms and width of fingers. Akbar realized a need for a uniform system. He elected the barley corn. Unfortunately, this did not replace the existing system. Instead, it just added another system. British entered India as traders. They accepted barley corn as a unit ' grain ' for weighing gold. They minted coins using wheat berry as the standard. Eventually, British introduced their own system for weighing gold ( Troy ounce ), commodities ( Pound / Cwt / Ton ). Now, the roads had Furlong and Mile markers. In 1939, Government of India passed the Standards of Weights Act, that came into effect in 1942. This allowed Tola / Seer / Maund system to coexist with Pound / Cwt / Ton system. In 1941, the Punjab Weights and Measures act provided a sense of uniformity. In 1956, Government of India passed a Standards of Weights and Measures system to introduce metric system based on Punjab Act. The metric would begin in October 1958, making metric weight mandatory by October 1960, and the metric measures mandatory by April 1962. Contents 1 Current conversion standard 2 Pre-Akbar system 3 Akbar weights and measures 4 Weights before 1833 5 British system 6 References 7 External links Current conversion standard In 1956, for metric conversion, the Government of India defined the Standards of Weights and Measures Act ( No. 89 of 1956, amended 1960, 1964 ) as follows : Indian System British / troy System Metric System 1 Tolä ≈ 0.375 t oz 11.664 g 1 Sèr ( 80 Tolä ) 2.5 t lb ≈ 2.057 lb ≈ 2 lb 1 oz 0.93310 kg 1 Maund ( 40 Sèr ) 100 troy lb 37.324 kg The current definitions as per the UN are : Indian System Metric System 1 Tolä 11.664 g 1 Sèr ( 80 Tolä ) 933.10 g 1 Maund ( 40 Sèr ) 37.324 kg Pre-Akbar system These are the weights and measures popular in North India before the adoption of the metric system. There were different systems in Bengal, the Presidency of Madras, and Bombay. The following nomenclature was prevalent in North India till the metric system came in : - 4 Chawal ( grain of rice ) = 1 Dhan ( weight of one wheat berry ) 4 Dhan = 1 Ratti ( Ratti is the seed of the ' Abrus precatorius '. It is a red seed with a black spot at one end. Abul Fazl refers to it as ' Surkh ' in Ain - i - Akbari. ). 8 Ratti = 1 Masha 12 Masha ( 96 Ratti ) = 1 bhari 24 Ratti ( 96 Dhan ) = 1 Tak Conversion 1 Bhari = 11.66375 gram 3.75 Troy ounce = 10 bhari Weight of 64 Dhan ( Wheat berries ) = Weight of 45 Jau ( Barley corns ) Weight of 1 Barley corn = 64.79891 milligrams Commodity Weight System 1 bhari = 4 Siki 1 Kancha = 5 Siki 1 Chhatank = 4 Kancha 1 Chattank = 5 bhari 1 Adh - pav = 2 Chhatank = 1 / 8 Seer 1 Pav = 2 Adh - pav = 1⁄4 Seer ( Pav means 1⁄4 ) 1 Adher = 2 Pav = 1⁄2 Seer In Hindi 1⁄2 Seer = Adha ( 1⁄2 ) Seer, or Adher 1 Ser = 2 Adher = 4 Pav = 16 Chattank = 80 Tola = 933.1 grams 1 Savaser = 1 Ser + 1 Pav ( 11⁄4 Seer ) 1 Savasher weighed 100 Imperial rupees In Hindi 11⁄4 Seer = Sava ( 11⁄4 ) Seer, or Savaser 1 Dhaser = 2 Savaser = 21⁄2 Seer In Hindi 21⁄2 Seer = Dhai ( 21⁄2 ) Seer, or Dhaser 1 Paseri = 2 Adisari = 5 Seer In Hindi 5 Seer = Panch ( 5 ) Seer, or Paseri for short 1 Daseri = 2 Pasri = 10 Seer In Hindi 10 Seer = Das ( 10 ) Seer, or Daseri for short 1 Maund = 4 Daseri = 8 Pasri = 40 Seer Rice and Grains Volume Measures Grains were not weighed. Special hour - glass shaped measure were used to determine the volume. Smallest unit = 1 Nilve 2 Nilve = 1 Kolve 2 Kolve = 1 Chipte ( about quarter litre ) 2 Chipte = 1 Mapte ( about half litre ) 2 Mapte = 1 Ser ( about one litre ) Liquid Volume Measures These were hour glass shaped measure used for Milk, Ghee, Oils. The bottom was round like an inverted dome, the top was like flared rim. This shape helped in pouring the liquids. 4 Chhatank = 1 Pav 4 Pav = 1 Seer 40 Seer = 1 Maund Length Measure Measure of length is Gaz. To interpret Gaz, depends on what you are measuring and where you are. Bengal : 36 ``, Bombay : 27 '', Madras : 33 ``, Government Average : 33 ''. The hand measurements were used. Anguli ( width of 3 fingers ) = 1 Girah 8 Girah = 1 Hath ( elbow to the end of the middle finger, approximately 18 '' ) 5 5 / 6 Hath = One Kathi 20 Kathi = One Pand 20 Pand = One Begah 2 Hath = 1 Gaz 3 Gaz = Two Karam 3 Karams = 1 Kan 3 Square Kans = 1 Marla 20 Marlas = 1 Kanal 8 Kanals = 1 Ghamaon 9 Kanals 12 Marlas = 1 Acre 4 Kanals = 1 Begah Akbar weights and Measures Akbar standardised weights and measurements using a barley corn ( Jau ). For weights, he used the weight of a Jau, while the width of a Jau set the standard for length. 1. Length : Ilahi Gaz ( 33 '' to 34 `` ) ; 1 Gaz = 16 Grehs ; 1 Greh = 2 pais At the time of Shah Jahan there existed three different Gaz : a ) Shahi gaz = 101.6 cm ; b ) Shahijahani or Lashkari = 95.85 cm ; c ) Aleppo gaz = 67.73 cm 2. Commodity weight : Ser = 637.74 grams 3. Commodity Spices : The Dam was a copper coin used as a weight as well as currency. 1 Dam = 20 grams 4. Gold and Expensive Spices : Misqal = 6.22 grams Weights before 1833 8 rattīs = 1 māshā ( = 0.9071856 gram ) 12 māshās = 1 tolā ( = 10.886227 gram ) 80 tolas = 1 ser ( = 870.89816 gram ) 40 sers = 1 maund ( = 34.835926 kilogram ) 1 rattī = 1.75 grains ( = 0.11339825 gram ) ( 1 grain = 0.064799 gram ) From 1833 the rupee and tolā weight was fixed at 180 grains, i.e. 11.66382 grams. Hence the weight of 1 maund increased to 37.324224 kilogram... Traditionally one maund represented the weight unit for goods which could be carried over some distance by porters or pack animals. British system Weight Gold British used weight of wheat berries as a standard to make currency coins. British chose Barley corn to weigh gold same as Akbar. One Troy ounce = 480 Barley corn 1 Troy Ounce = 120 carat 1 Troy pound = 12 Troy ounce In 1878, the Troy Pound was abolished. Conversions Weight of 1 Barley corn = 64.79891 milligram Weight of 1 Wheat berry = 45.561732 milligram One Troy Ounce = 31.1034768 gram 64 Wheat berries = 45 Barley corns 3.75 Troy ounce = 10 Tola Commodity weight 20 CWT = 1 Ton avoirdupois = 40 Bushel = 160 Stones 4 Stones = 1 Bushel = 56 Pound 1 hundredweight ( cwt ) = 112 Pound = 2 Bushel + 8 Stones 14 Pounds avoirdupois = 1 Stone avoirdupois 16 Ounces avoirdupois = 1 Pound avoirdupois Conversion 1 Ounce avoirdupois = 28.349523 gram approx. 1 Pound avoirdupois = 453.59237 gram 1 Ton avoirdupois = 2240 pounds avoirdupois Weight of 1 Barley corn = 64.79891 milligram One Troy Ounce = 31.1034768 gram 3.75 Troy ounce = 10 Tola Length In 1950s, Miles and Furlongs were common markers on the roads in India. Minimum length = 1 Inch No - one can say how it evolved. Yinch was the thickness of the thumb, not quite one inch. 12 Inches = 1 Foot 3 Feet = 1 Yard 660 Feet = 1 Furlong 5,280 Feet = 1 Mile 1,760 Yards = 1 Mile 1 Mile = 8 Furlongs 22 Yards = 1 Chain 1 Acre = ( 1 Chain ) × ( 1 Furlong ) 1 Canal mile = 5000 imperial feet on canals shown by stone marker each 5000 feet and also on British maps at 1 : 63360 scale and later Pakistan maps at 1 : 50000 scale. Personally seen on the Punjab but assumed to be used in the whole of India. Conversion 1 Inch = Span of 6 Barley corns side by side by thickness, although barleycorns are not a reliable standard of measurement. 1 Inch = 2.54 centimetres 1 Foot = 30.48 cm 1 Yard = 0.914 metre 1 Mile = 1.61 Kilometre References 1 coss = 2000 yards Notes Jump up ^ Levon Khachikian : `` The Ledger of the Merchant Hovhannes Joughayetsi ''. Journal of the Asiatic Society, Vol 8, No. 3, 1966, p. 182 Jump up ^ Hobson - Jobson : A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo - Indian Words and Phrases, and Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive by Col. Henry Yule and A.C. Burnell, Originally published 1903, Reprint, 1968 Jump up ^ Wood, James ( 1849 - 01 - 01 ). Wood 's Royal Southern Kalendar, Tasmanian Register and General Australasian & East Indian Official Directory... H. Dowling, Jun. Jump up ^ East - India Register and Directory. W.H. Allen. 1819 - 01 - 01. Sources Prinsep, James ( editor Edward Thomas ) : Essays on Indian Antqities, Historic, Numismatic, and Palaeographic, of the late James Prinsep, F.R.S., to which are added his Useful Tables illustrative of Indian History, Chronology, Modern Coinages, Weights, Measures etc. Two Volumes, Reprint, Indological Book House, Delhi and Varanasi, 1971. Originally published in London, 1858. 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Question: 1 ser is equal to how many grams in india
Answer: 933.10