A pari was customary unit of area equal to 50×60
sana lamjel Sana lamjel was a customary unit of length used in the erstwhile kingdom of Manipur, now a state of India. The unit of length, defined by the ruler of the kingdom, Nongda Lairen Pakhangpa in 33 CE, being equal to the distance from the floor to the t ...
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Manipur
Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...
,
India
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, approximately 1 hectare. A sana lamjel was defined by the ruler of the kingdom,
Nongda Lairen Pakhangpa in 33 CE, being equal to the distance from the floor to the tips of the fingers of his raised right hand while standing (a
fathom
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), plus 4 fingerwidths.
1 pari was equal to 2 lourak, 4 sangam, 8 loukhai, 16 loushal, or 32 tong.
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List of customary units of measurement in South Asia
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Customary units in India
Obsolete units of measurement
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