Islamic weights

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical measurement system
gptkbp:basedOn Roman weights
Sassanian weights
gptkbp:dinarEquals 4.25 grams
gptkbp:dirhamEquals 2.97 grams
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Fiqh_literature
numismatic studies
gptkbp:hasUnit gptkb:mithqal
gptkb:dinar
dirham
mudd
qirat
ratl
sa' (saa')
uqiyyah
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Islamic weights
gptkbp:influencedBy Byzantine system
Persian system
gptkbp:mithqalEquals 4.25 grams
gptkbp:originatedIn 7th century
gptkbp:qiratEquals 0.195 grams
gptkbp:ratlEquals varied (approx. 0.45–1 kg)
gptkbp:replacedBy metric system (in modern times)
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkb:Umayyad_Caliphate
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:cryptocurrency
taxation
trade
gptkbp:usedIn Islamic world
gptkbp:variedBy gptkb:historical_period
gptkb:region
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Asante_gold_weights
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7