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- Kos_(unit) abstract "The kos is an ancient unit of distance that has been in use in the Indian subcontinent for over three thousand years; evidence exists from Vedic times to the Mughal period, and even now elderly people in rural areas refer to distances from nearby areas in kos. A kos is about 2.25 miles.It is variously spelled "Kos", "Kosh", "Krosh", and "Koss" when rendered in the Latin alphabet.The Arthashastra gives this breakup of South Asian units of length: 1 Angul (approximate width of a finger) = approx. 3/4 of an inch; 4 Angul = Dharnugrah (bow grip) = 3 in; 8 Angul = 1 Dhanurmushti (fist with thumb raised) = 6 in; 12 Angul = 1 Vitastaa (span-distance of stretched out palm between the tips of a person's thumb and the little finger) = 9 in; 2 Vitastaa (from the tip of the elbow to the tip of the middle finger) = 1 Aratni or Hast (cubit or Haath) = 18 in; 4 Aratni (Haath) = 1 Dand or Dhanush (bow) = 6 ft; 10 Dand = 1 Rajju = 60 ft; 2 Rajju = 1 Paridesh = 120 ft; 2000 Dand (Dhanush) = 1 Krosh or Gorut = 4000 yards or 21⁄4 miles - nearly 3.66 km; 4 Krosh = 1 Yojan = 9 miles - nearly 15 km;Kos may also refer to about 1.8 km (1⅛ mile) or 3.2 km (2 miles).Along South Asia's old highways, particularly the Grand Trunk Road, one still finds Kos Minar, or mile markers, erected at distances of a little over two miles".
- Kos_(unit) country India.
- Kos_(unit) thumbnail Mughal-era_Kos_Minar_in_the_Delhi_National_Zoo.jpg?width=300.
- Kos_(unit) wikiPageID "13046494".
- Kos_(unit) wikiPageRevisionID "582519670".
- Kos_(unit) hasPhotoCollection Kos_(unit).
- Kos_(unit) subject Category:Indian_mathematics.
- Kos_(unit) subject Category:Units_of_length.
- Kos_(unit) type Abstraction100002137.
- Kos_(unit) type DefiniteQuantity113576101.
- Kos_(unit) type Measure100033615.
- Kos_(unit) type UnitOfMeasurement113583724.
- Kos_(unit) type UnitsOfLength.
- Kos_(unit) type Thing.
- Kos_(unit) comment "The kos is an ancient unit of distance that has been in use in the Indian subcontinent for over three thousand years; evidence exists from Vedic times to the Mughal period, and even now elderly people in rural areas refer to distances from nearby areas in kos.".
- Kos_(unit) label "Kos (unit)".
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- Kos_(unit) sameAs Q6432930.
- Kos_(unit) sameAs Q6432930.
- Kos_(unit) sameAs Kos_(unit).
- Kos_(unit) wasDerivedFrom Kos_(unit)?oldid=582519670.
- Kos_(unit) depiction Mughal-era_Kos_Minar_in_the_Delhi_National_Zoo.jpg.
- Kos_(unit) isPrimaryTopicOf Kos_(unit).
