Kro (unit)

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The Kro was a name for the length of the mile in Kashmir . In Punjab (Panjab) the kro was only about half as long. The measure is said to have been equal to half a German mile.

  • 1 Kro = 10 Tenab = 400 Guz / Elle

The Elle Guz is said to have been 41 tussu or finger widths (about 33 inches )

literature

  • Karl Alexander Hügel: Kashmir and the Empire of the Siek. Volume 4, Hallbergersche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 1842, p. 242.