col : persian unit | persian name | relation to previous unit | metric value | imperial value row 1 : finger | aiwas | nan | [?] 20 mm | [?] 0.8 in row 2 : hand | dva | 5 aiwas | [?] 100 mm | [?] 4 in row 3 : foot | trayas | 3 dva | [?] 300 mm | [?] 1 foot row 4 : four-hands | remen | 4 dva | [?] 400 mm | [?] 16 in row 5 : cubit (five-hands) | pank'a dva | 5 dva | [?] 500 mm | [?] 20 in row 6 : great cubit (six-hands) | (k)swacsh dva | 6 dva | [?] 600 mm | [?] 2 ft row 7 : pace | pank'a | 5 trayas | [?] 1.5 m | [?] 5 ft row 8 : ten-foot | daca trayas | pank'a | [?] 3 m | [?] 10 ft row 9 : hundred-foot | chebel | 8 daca trayas | [?] 24 m | [?] 80 ft row 10 : league, the distance a horse could walk in one hour. | parasang | 250 chebel | [?] 6 km | [?] 3.75 miles row 11 : mansion, one day's march on the royal road. | (greek stathmos) | 4 or 5 parasang | [?] 24-30 km | [?] 14-18 miles
how long is a hand in metric? how long is 4 hands in metric?
[?] 400 mm
Persian unit Persian name Relation to previous unit Metric Value Imperial Value
how long is 4 hands in metric?
finger aiwas nan [?] 20 mm [?] 0.8 in
hand dva 5 aiwas [?] 100 mm [?] 4 in
foot trayas 3 dva [?] 300 mm [?] 1 foot
four-hands remen 4 dva [?] 400 mm [?] 16 in
cubit (five-hands) pank'a dva 5 dva [?] 500 mm [?] 20 in
great cubit (six-hands) (k)swacsh dva 6 dva [?] 600 mm [?] 2 ft
pace pank'a 5 trayas [?] 1.5 m [?] 5 ft
ten-foot daca trayas pank'a [?] 3 m [?] 10 ft
hundred-foot chebel 8 daca trayas [?] 24 m [?] 80 ft
league, the distance a horse could walk in one hour. parasang 250 chebel [?] 6 km [?] 3.75 miles
mansion, one day's march on the Royal Road. (Greek stathmos) 4 or 5 parasang [?] 24-30 km [?] 14-18 miles
[?] 400 mm
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