Pakka
The Pakka was a measure of volume in the French-East Indian Pondicherry .
- 1 pakka = 75.398 Parisian cubic inches = 1.4956 liters
- 1 pakka = 2 mass
The graduated cylinder was Parisian dimensions of 4 inches in diameter and 6 inches in height.
- 2 pakka = 1 markal
- 1 gallon = 24 pakka = 1809.557 Parisian cubic inches = 35.895 liters
As a Pakka-Retty it was a gold and silver weight in Bombay and also a gemstone weight in Bengal . The measure was called Retty and Ruttec. That was the most common name.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ M. Mendelssohn: Handbook of coin, measure and weight, taking into account the new coin and weight system, with detailed reduction tables. Horvarth'sche Buchhandlung, Potsdam 1859, p. 105.
- ^ Christian Noback, Friedrich Eduard Noback: Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 2, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 964.
- ^ Johann Friedrich Krüger: Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg and Leipzig 1830, p. 278.