seer

1

In Aden (Yemen), Nepal, and Pakistan, ? – 20^th century, a unit of mass, approximately 933.104 grams (approximately 2.057 pounds av).^1,2 This unit is derived from the Government seer of British colonial days, which = 2 ²/₃₅ pounds avoirdupois.

For its relation to other units in Pakistan, see the chart: .

In India, the act³ which established the metric system in India in 1956 defined the seer as exactly 0.93310 kilogram.

Besides the Government seer, there were many local seers, for example:

Bengal	80 tolas of rice
Southern India	mass of 24 current rupees
Madras	nearly 25 pounds
Juggerat	mass of 40 local rupees
Mumbai (Bombay) (old seer)	about 28 pounds

1. United Nations, 1966.

2. Technical Conversion Factors…, 1972. Aden, page 350.

3. Standards of Weights and Measures Act (No. 89 of 1956, amended in 1960 and 1964). See the First Schedule.

2

In Afghanistan , 20^th century, a unit of mass, approximately 7.066 kilograms (approximately 15.58 pounds avoirdupois).

United Nations, 1966.

Technical Conversion Factors..., 1972, page 77.

3

In Persia, and later Iran , 20^th century, two units of mass:

the metric seer, 74.22 grams (approximately 2.618 ounces); and
the seer, 160 grams (approximately 5.64 ounces). (UN 1966) Also romanized as sihr.

4

In Ceylon, a measure of capacity, about 1.86 imperial pint. In colonial times² the seer was the volume of a cylinder 4.35 inches deep and 4.35 inches in diameter, which is about 64.648 cubic inches, or 1.06 liters or 1.86 imperial pints.

Standards of Weights and Measures Act (No. 89 of 1956, amended in 1960 and 1964)

2. Robert Montgomery Martin.
History of the Colonies of the British Empire in the West Indies, South America, North America, Asia...
London: W. H. Allen & Co. and George Routledge, 1843.

Page 396.