Yojana
A yojana (Devanagari: योजन; Khmer language: យោជន៍; Thai: โยชน์; Burmese: ယူဇနာ) is a measure of distance that was used in ancient India, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar. Various textual sources from ancient India defines Yojana as ranging from 3.5 to 15 km.
| Yojana | |
|---|---|
| Unit system | Arthashastra |
| Unit of | length |
| Conversions | |
| 1 in ... | ... is equal to ... |
| SI units | 12.8 km ; 16 km (in ancient Cambodia) |
| Imperial/US units | 2.7 mi |
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