Masha (unit)

A masha is a traditional Indian unit of mass,[1] now standardized as 0.972 grams (0.0343 oz).

British Indian units of mass
Mughal Empire
Bengal Presidency
Regulation VII 1833 fixed the mass of one tola as 180 troy grains (11.663 8038 grams)
Bombay Presidency
The maund was fixed at 28 pounds avoirdupois (¼ hundredweight) (12.700 586 36 kilograms)
Madras Presidency
The maund was fixed at 25 pounds avoirdupois (11.339 809 25 kilograms)

The essential unit of mass used in India included ratti, masha, tola, chattank, seer and maund.

Grain is usually taken is rice
8 grains of rice = 1 Ratti
8 Ratti = 1 Masha
12 Masha = 1 Tola
5 Tola = 1 chatank
16 chatank = 1 Saer

40 saer = 1 maund
1 saer = 933.12 g

1 maund = 37.325 kg (now a day says 40 kg= 1maund)
25 Mann = 1 Ton (1000 KG)
Before "rice" is "khas khas"that is poppyseed. It is "8 khaskhas = 1 chawal(rice)".

References
  1. Kumar, Shrivastava Shailaj (2017). "Measurement units of length, mass and time in India through the ages". International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
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