892 Weights, Measures and Coins, [Oct. 



VII. — Report on the Weights, Measures, and Coins of Cabul and 

 Bukhara. By Nowrozjee Furdoonjee. Forwarded by Captain 

 Burnes to Government, and transferred to the Asiatic Society. 



Now that, happily for the interests of British and Indian commerce, 

 a more intimate and extensive intercourse is about to commence with 

 countries adjoining to India, the following humble attempt to simplify 

 and accurately describe the weights, measures, and coins of Cabul and 

 Bukhara will not, it is hoped, be thought without use ; the more so, 

 since the subject has been hitherto left untouched by European mer- 

 chants and travellers, though a knowledge of it is indispensable to the 

 scientific and commercial world. 



Of Cabul Weights. 

 General commercial or gross weight. 



6 Nukhods = 1 Shahee. 

 4 Shahee = 1 Miscal. 



20 Miscals = 1 Khoord, or Seer i Tabrez. 



4 Khoord = 1 Pow or Powee. 



4 Powee = 1 Charuk. 



4 Charuk* = 1 Seer. 

 *2-| Charuck or) 



40 Khoord} =1 MuniTabree*. 



8 Seer = 1 Munkhanee. 



10 Munkhanee = 1 Khurwar. 

 6 Munkhanee =1 Camel load. \ Not being of a fixed 



4 Ditto ditto = 1 Mule or poney load, r proportion these are 

 3 Ditto ditto =1 Ass load. ) given on an average. 



There are two different muns in use at Cabul, viz. : — 

 1st. The Mun i Tabreez, which is equal to 2J charuks of this 

 country, or = 9 lbs. 10 oz. 160 grs. troy. 



2nd. Mun i Khanee which is equal to eight seers of this country, 

 or = 126 lbs. 2 oz. 320 grs. troy. 



The maund of India is unknown, and the mun of Tabreez is evidently 

 that introduced from Persia, where it is universal. 



The seer is also of three varieties and denominations, viz. 1st. 

 One seer i cabul, which is equal in weight to 504,888 Bombay rupees 

 or tolas, being found by actual experiment to contain 90,880 grs., 

 or = 15 lbs. 9 oz. 160 grs. troy. In like manner I found the miscal 

 to weigh exactly 71 grains. The latter being the unit of the ponde- 



