Yojana
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This article is about the measurement unit. For the government program, see List of central government schemes in India.
A yojana (Devanagari: योजन; Khmer language: យោជន៍;[1] 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.[2][3]
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Unit system | Arthashastra |
Unit of | length |
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SI units | 12.8 km ; 16 km (in ancient Cambodia) |
Imperial/US units | 2.7 mi |
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