The Weights of Mughal India /

Amid the glorious and rich history of Indian culture, the artifacts that have most affected the majority of people, and their everyday lives have been largely overlooked. Weights, so significant in agriculture, markets, trade, jewellery, medicine, and industry, commonly get relegated to the scrapyar...

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Main Author: Willis, R.J. (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2024.

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Call Number: N7301

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • List of Figures and Tables /
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  • Preface /
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  • Introduction /
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  • Trade and Market Weights /
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  • The Dam - Mughal Coin and Weight /
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  • Jewellers' Weights /
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  • Bankers' Weights /
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  • Opium Weights /
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  • Lion-Shaped and other Animal-Shaped Weights /
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  • Ratl, Uqiyya , and other Obsolete Weights /
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  • Indian Weights and the East India Company /
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  • Balances /
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  • Ceremonial and Symbolic Weighing /
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  • Conclusion /
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  • References /
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  • Index /
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