Ges (unit)

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The Ges was a measure of length in various regions of Asia and corresponded to the cubit .

Yemen ( Mocha ) 1 Ges = 262 1/10 Parisian lines = 591 millimeters
Presidency Bengal 1 Ges / Cos = 375 ½ Parisian lines = 845 millimeters
Hugly 1 Ges / Cos = 394 ½ Parisian lines = 888 millimeters
Patna 1 Ges / Cos = 469 ½ Parisian lines = 1057 millimeters

literature

Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 107.