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South Asian yojana (observatory reference)

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Variant of yojana

Record: M529
Definition quality: Historically documented reference
Conversion mode: multiplicative
Calculator: Approximately calculable

Definition

One South Asian yojana (observatory reference) is understood to be about 14,630 metres.

Reference value

One South Asian yojana (observatory reference) is understood to be about 14,630 metres.

Modern use

Retained primarily for historical, educational, or reference use rather than as a current standardized calculator unit.

Did you know?

A yojana is a perfect example of why historical converters need variants: Indian literature preserves different yojana schemes, even while some traditions agree on the ratio of 4 krośas to a yojana.

Sources & evidence

Source tier Tier A — government / museum / authoritative institutional source · confidence Moderate

Trivia — https://webfiles.amrita.edu/2024/03/XK6XnQTZ-samvit-issue-12-september-2017.pdf

Related measurements

metre

length · International · Modern

SI base unit of length. Its definition fixes the speed of light in vacuum at exactly 299,792,458 m/s, with the second defined from the caesium-133 hyperfine frequency.