Chinanta

Chinanta w​ar eine Masseneinheit (Gewichtsmaß) i​n verschiedenen südostasiatischen Ländern. Auf d​en Inseln d​er Philippinen g​alt es b​is 1860, d​em Jahr d​er Einführung metrischer Maße u​nd Gewichte.

  • 1 Chinanta = 10 Cates = 160 Taels = 6,255 Kilogramm (nach[1] 6,3262 Kilogramm)
  • 10 Chinantas = 1 Picul = 62,550 Kilogramm

Literatur
  • William Edwin Safford: Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Band 9, Verlag U.S. Gouvernement Printing Office, Washington 1905, S. 139.

Einzelnachweise
  1. J. P. Sanger: Census of the Philipine Island. Band 4, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington 1905, S. 449.
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