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  2. Indian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    1 rattī = 1.75 grains (= 0.11339825 gram/113 milligrams 398 1/4 micrograms 4 attograms ) (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. [3] Traditionally one maund represented the weight unit for goods which could be ...

  3. Seer (unit) - Wikipedia

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    In India, the seer was a traditional unit used mostly in Northern India including Hindi speaking region, Telangana in South. Officially, seer was defined by the Standards of Weights and Measures Act (No. 89 of 1956, amended in 1960 and 1964) as being exactly equal to 1.25 kilograms (2.8 lb).

  4. Gir Kesar - Wikipedia

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    The 'Gir Kesar' mango, also called Kesar, is a mango cultivar grown in the foothills of Girnar in Gujarat, western India. The mango is known for its bright orange colored pulp and was given the geographical indication status in 2011. The biggest market of Gir Kesar is in Talala Gir (45 km from Gir national park) known as a Mango Market Yard ...

  5. Quintal - Wikipedia

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    It is commonly used for grain prices in wholesale markets in Ethiopia, Eritrea and India, where 1 quintal = 100 kg (220 lb). [ 2 ] In British English , it referred to the hundredweight ; in American English , it formerly referred to an uncommon measurement of 100 kg (220 lb).

  6. Masha (unit) - Wikipedia

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    A masha is a traditional Indian unit of mass, [1] now standardized as 0.972 grams (0.0343 oz). [citation needed] The essential unit of mass used in India included ratti, masha, tola, chattank, seer and maund. Grain is usually taken is rice 8 grains of rice = 1 Ratti 8 Ratti = 1 Masha 12 Masha = 1 Tola 5 Tola = 1 chatank 16 chatank = 1 Saer. 40 ...

  7. Pao (unit) - Wikipedia

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    In Nepal, the pao (Nepali: पाउ, romanized: pāu) was 1 ⁄ 12 of a dharni, and equivalent to about 194.4 grams in 1966. [6] Convenient "pau" units of both 200 grams and 250 grams are in current use in retail sales in different parts of the country. In Pakistan, the pao was slightly heavier, at 233.3 grams. [6]

  8. Kilogram - Wikipedia

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    1795: the gram (1 / 1000 of a kilogram) was provisionally defined as the mass of one cubic centimetre of water at the melting point of ice. [12] 1799: The Kilogramme des Archives was manufactured as a prototype. It had a mass equal to the mass of 1 dm 3 of water at the temperature of its maximum density, which is approximately 4 °C. [13]

  9. International Prototype of the Kilogram - Wikipedia

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    For instance, K20, the US's primary standard, originally had an official mass of 1 kg − 39 μg (micrograms) in 1889; that is to say, K20 was 39 μg less than the IPK. A verification performed in 1948 showed a mass of 1 kg − 19 μg. The latest verification performed in 1989 shows a mass precisely identical to its original 1889 value.