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Weights, Measures and Coins, 



[Oct. 



Measures. 

 Cloth Measure. 



4 Pow = 1 Charuk = 7 Ditto. 



4 Charuk = 1 Alcheen = 28 Inches. 



2 Alcheen = 1 Kolach = 56 Ditto. 



By the kolach, chintz, kurbas, and other cloths are measured. 



Alcheen is a Russian measure. 



The 



Land Measure. 

 At Bukhara, in lieu of the jureefi, another measure called the tuntab > 

 70 paces square, is used in measuring lands, and for long distances the 

 sung or measure of three coss, or six miles, is employed in use. 



Co 



INS. 



Money 



Tables. 



] 1 Poole Seeah 



= 1 Meere. 



45 Do. or 4 Meeree 



== 1 Tunga. 



21 Tungas 



== 1 Tilla. 



1 7 Tungas 



= 1 Boodkee or Ducat. 



3 Soum (roubles) 



= 1 Tilla. 



VI L Table of the relative value of Bukhara, Cabul, English and 



Indian monies at the commercial par 



• of exchange. 



Bukhara. 



Metal. 



Weight 



Cabul. 



English. 



Indian currency. 







iu grains 



















Rs. Shahees P. 



£ s. 



d. 



Rs. 



As. Pie. 



1 Pooli Seeah, 



Brass, 





22 







.144 







1.248 



1 Meeree, 



Silver, 



11 



1 







1.588 







1 1.729 



1 Tun^a, 



Ditto, 



48 



4 







6.355 







4 9.918 



1 Boodka* 

















ducat, 



Gold, 



525 



6 



9 



.048 



5 



2 .615 



1 Tilla*, 



Ditto, 



71 



7 



11 



9.097 



5 



15 8.717 



1 Soora* , 



Silver, 



426 



2 4 



4 



6.848 



1 



15 9.904 



3 Yamoo*, .. 



Ditto, 



4 lbs. 4 

 drs. and 

 8 grs. 



195 



16 5 



J. 920 



166 



10 8.000 



In Kunduz, Bulk, Khooloom, &c. the currency is exactly as above 

 stated, with the exception of an additional coin, the rupee ( Mahomed' 

 shaeej, which also obtains currency there. It is larger than the 

 Cabul rupee and exactly of the size of old Heratee rupee, weighing 

 on an average 180 grains, or one tola of India. One hundred Koon- 

 doozee ( Mahomedshahee ) rupees are equal to 118 or 120 Cabul 



* For further particulars regarding these coins consult my paper on the Russian 

 articles brought to Cabul. 



