Tank (unit)

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

A tank is an obsolete unit of mass in India approximately equal to 4.4 g (69 gr). After metrication in the mid-20th century, the unit became obsolete.

In Mumbai (formerly Bombay), the tank equalled 17 1/72 grains (about 1.1 grams), and 72 tanks equalled 30 pice. In the 16th century, the tank was reported to be 20.96 g (323.46 grain).

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Tank (unit)

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