1838.] nf Cabul and Bukhara. 



IV. Timber measures of Cabul compared. 



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Cabul Measures. 



Indian Measure. 



English Inches. 



1 Mooeebur, 



1 Rujja, 



1 Payeen, 



1 Teereea, 



1 Tussoo, 



1 Charuk, 



1 Guz i Maimar, 



Bhay Guz Tussoos. 

 0.019 

 0.076 

 0.305 

 O 0.407 

 H 1.222 



7.333 



1 5.333 



0.021 

 0.085 

 0.343 

 0.458 

 1.375 

 8.250 

 33.000 



There are only two kinds of guz in Cabul, viz the guz i shah, 

 and maimar ee, the former, as already stated, measuring 401 inches, and 

 the latter 83 inches English. 



Measures of Capacity. 



These are tire same as the weights, there being no separate kind 

 of measures for liquids nor for coin. 



Land Measure. 



This includes both linear and square measure. 

 3 Kudums = 1 Biswa. 



20 Biswas or 60 paces = 1 Jureeb — also 20 Guz i Shah. 

 66 Jureebs* = 1 Kroh or Kos. 



12 Kos = 1 Royal Munzil or day's journey. 



These measures are uncertain, not being fixed to any permanent 

 standard : they vary in many parts, cannot be precisely ascertained, 

 and must not therefore be depended upon. However, the following 

 comparison may give some idea, and convey a pretty good conjecture 

 as to their extent : 



= 3J or 4 feet. 



1 Biswa 



1 Kudum =-= 1£ or 1 ^ to ditto, 



1 Jureeb = 70 or 80 feet. 



1 Kroh or Kos = 2 miles*. 



1 Munzil = 24 miles. 



Taking 14 or 13 inches for one kudum, three of which are said to be 



* The assumption of two miles for the kos gives 66 jureebs of 80 feet, but this is 

 too much for the ordinary kos. — Ed. 



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