8 



Ruttee,.. 



. 



m 



Mashu, . 



. 



42 



Mashu, . 



. 



6 



Tolas, . 



.. 



4 



Anas, or 



Chhutanks, 



4 



Pa, 



.. 



40 



Seers, . 



.. 



15 



Muns, . 



.. 



5 



Seers, 



... 



8 



Dhura, 



.. 



1 104 Account of Khyrpoor and the Fortress of Bukur. [No. 107. 



... 1 Masliu. 



... 1 Solirab, or Kyrpoor rupee. 



... 1 Tola. 



... 1 Ana. 



... 1 Pa, or 24 rupees. 



... 1 Seer, or 96 Solirab rupees. 



... 1 Mun (pukka.) 



... 1 Khurwar. 



... 1 Dhura. 



... 1 Mun. 



Land is measured by the cubit (Bootu,) Gundha, and Jureb. 



5 Cubits make 1 Gundha. 



20 Gundha 1 Jureb. 



There are three kinds of Jureb. The first is measured by the Shahju- 

 hanee gundha, and about 150 English feet square. The second measured 

 by the Rujutee gundha (the one in common use) 145 feet square, and 

 the third measured by the Imdadee gundha, only 135 feet. 



The Khyrpoor cubit is employed to measure land, and is the same length 

 as that of India, or about 18 inches; it is measured from the point of the 

 elbow to the tip of the middle finger. 



The Shahzadpoor cubit takes its name from a town in Beloochistan, 

 the birth-place of the Talpoorees, and is a measure extending from the 

 point of the elbow, over the tip of the middle finger, to the setting on 

 of the wrist, or about 26 inches. It is used to measure boats, cloth, &c. 



The Shahjuhanee gundha is employed in the purchase and sale of land, 

 and consists properly of five Shahjuhanee cubits (7| feet) ; but the Tal- 

 poorees, to increase their revenues, have shortened it about three inches, 

 by measuring four cubits only in the regular manner, and the fifth to 

 the setting on of the little finger. This is the Ruyutee gundha. 



The Imdadee Gundha is applied to Inam lands, and consists of five cubits, 

 measured from the point of the elbow to the tips of the four fingers and 

 thumb, equal to about 7 feet. 



A few gold coins (Ushrufee) from India, find their way into the great 

 markets, and pass for more than their value. Among them are the Pootlee, 

 Gunga Ramee, Ukbur Shahee, Moohumud Shahee, and Sher Shahee. 



The silver coins in circulation are : — 



The Sohrab rupee, in which the assessment is calculated, struck at 

 Khyrpoor in the name of the late Muhmood Shah of Kabul, and worth 

 nearly one per cent, less than the New Company's Rupee. 



The Koree, or Hydurabad rupee, in which pensions are sometimes paid, 

 worth only 12 anas, or 25 per cent, less than the New Company's rupee. 



