Arshin. Conversion Chart / Historical Length Units Converter, Old Russian

Arshin. Conversion Chart

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Metric

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of metric units is available on the main length conversion page.

arshin to kilometer (km)
arshin to meter (m)
arshin to centimeter (cm)
arshin to millimeter (mm)

Units: kilometer (km) / meter (m) / centimeter (cm) / millimeter (mm)

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The American System of Measures (US Customary Units)

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of U.S. units is available on the main length conversion page.

arshin to mile (mi)
arshin to yard (yd)
arshin to foot (ft)
arshin to inch (in)

Units: mile (mi) / yard (yd) / foot (ft) / inch (in)

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Ancient Egypt

It might be hard to imagine, but these units dates back to 3100 BC. Egyptian people used them 5000 years ago. These units are distant ancestors of US customary units used today.

arshin to iteru (river measure)
arshin to knet (rod of cord)
arshin to nbiw (pole)
arshin to meh niswt (royal cubit)
arshin to meh nedjes (short cubit)
arshin to remen
arshin to djeser, bu
arshin to pedj-aa (large span)
arshin to pedj-sheser (small span)
arshin to amem (fist)
arshin to deret (hand)
arshin to shesep (palm)
arshin to djeba (finger)

Units: iteru (river measure) / knet (rod of cord) / nbiw (pole) / meh niswt (royal cubit) / meh nedjes (short cubit) / remen / djeser, bu / pedj-aa (large span) / pedj-sheser (small span) / amem (fist) / deret (hand) / shesep (palm) / djeba (finger)

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Ancient Greek

The values of Greek units varied according to location and epoch. Relative proportions though were generally the same. Greek measures were in general derived from measurement system of Ancient Egypt.

arshin to schoinos (σχοινός)
arshin to parasanges (παρασάγγες, league)
arshin to dolichos (δόλιχος)
arshin to milion (μίλιον)
arshin to hippikon (ἱππικόν)
arshin to diaulos (δίαυλος)
arshin to στάδιον, stadion
arshin to stadium olympic
arshin to stadium attic
arshin to stadium ptolemey
arshin to plethron (πλέθρον)
arshin to hamma (ἅμμα)
arshin to dekapous (δεκάπους)
arshin to akaina (ἄκαινα)
arshin to kalamos (κάλαμος)
arshin to orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom)
arshin to diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace)
arshin to haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace)
arshin to pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow)
arshin to pygōn (πυγών)
arshin to pygmē (πυγμή, forearm)
arshin to pous (πούς, foot)
arshin to spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers)
arshin to orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger)
arshin to lichas (λιχάς)
arshin to hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον)
arshin to dichas (διχάς, midfoot)
arshin to dōron (δῶρον)
arshin to palaiste (παλαιστή, palm)
arshin to kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers)
arshin to daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

Units: schoinos (σχοινός) / parasanges (παρασάγγες, league) / dolichos (δόλιχος) / milion (μίλιον) / hippikon (ἱππικόν) / diaulos (δίαυλος) / στάδιον, stadion / stadium olympic / stadium attic / stadium ptolemey / plethron (πλέθρον) / hamma (ἅμμα) / dekapous (δεκάπους) / akaina (ἄκαινα) / kalamos (κάλαμος) / orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom) / diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace) / haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace) / pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) / pygōn (πυγών) / pygmē (πυγμή, forearm) / pous (πούς, foot) / spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers) / orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger) / lichas (λιχάς) / hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον) / dichas (διχάς, midfoot) / dōron (δῶρον) / palaiste (παλαιστή, palm) / kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers) / daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

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Ancient Roman

Roman length units were very well defined. The value of the base unit pes (foot) was discovered by John Greaves in 1639 after he made a lot of measurements in the ruins of Rome. Since then we know that the value of one pes was between 0.967 and 0.986 English feet. An accepted modern value is 296 mm. For most Roman units below we give an English equivalent in parentheses.

arshin to schœnus (rush rope)
arshin to leuga (league)
arshin to mille passus (mile)
arshin to stadium (stade, furlong)
arshin to actus
arshin to decempeda
arshin to pertica (perch)
arshin to passus (pace)
arshin to pes sestertius
arshin to gradus (step)
arshin to cubitus (cubit)
arshin to palmipes
arshin to pes (foot)
arshin to palmus major (palm length)
arshin to palmus (palm width)
arshin to uncia (inch)
arshin to pollex (thumb)
arshin to digitus (finger)

Units: schœnus (rush rope) / leuga (league) / mille passus (mile) / stadium (stade, furlong) / actus / decempeda / pertica (perch) / passus (pace) / pes sestertius / gradus (step) / cubitus (cubit) / palmipes / pes (foot) / palmus major (palm length) / palmus (palm width) / uncia (inch) / pollex (thumb) / digitus (finger)

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Biblical

arshin to cubit
arshin to span
arshin to handbreadth
arshin to etzbah

Units: cubit / span / handbreadth / etzbah

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Old Spanish

In various provinces of Spain diferent variations of units were used. The conversions below use Castilian system. Although most of these units are now obsolete, some can still be used today in the countries of Latin America.

arshin to legua de por grado (league of the degree)
arshin to legua marina (nautical)
arshin to legua
arshin to milla marina (nautical)
arshin to milla
arshin to cuerda of Valencia
arshin to cuerda
arshin to estadal
arshin to braza
arshin to paso
arshin to vara
arshin to codo de ribera
arshin to codo
arshin to pie
arshin to palmo
arshin to coto
arshin to pulgada
arshin to linea
arshin to punto

Units: legua de por grado (league of the degree) / legua marina (nautical) / legua / milla marina (nautical) / milla / cuerda of Valencia / cuerda / estadal / braza / paso / vara / codo de ribera / codo / pie / palmo / coto / pulgada / linea / punto

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Old Portuguese

These units were used in Portugal, Brazil and other countries of the Portuguese Empire until the adoption of the metric system in 19th century.

arshin to braça
arshin to toesa
arshin to passo geométrico
arshin to vara
arshin to côvado
arshin to pé
arshin to palmo de craveira
arshin to polegada
arshin to linha
arshin to ponto

Units: braça / toesa / passo geométrico / vara / côvado / pé / palmo de craveira / polegada / linha / ponto

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Old French

There were many local variations; the following are Quebec and Paris definitions

arshin to lieue commune
arshin to lieue marine
arshin to lieue de post
arshin to lieue metrique
arshin to arpent
arshin to perche
arshin to toise
arshin to pied [foot]
arshin to pouce [inch]
arshin to ligne

Units: lieue commune / lieue marine / lieue de post / lieue metrique / arpent / perche / toise / pied [foot] / pouce [inch] / ligne

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Old Russian

arshin to mile
arshin to verst
arshin to mezhevaya verst
arshin to kosaya sazhen
arshin to sazhen
arshin to makhovaya sazhen
arshin to ell
arshin to foot
arshin to pyad
arshin to vershok
arshin to inch
arshin to line

Units: mile / verst / mezhevaya verst / kosaya sazhen / sazhen / makhovaya sazhen / / ell / foot / pyad / vershok / inch / line

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Old German (Prussian)

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1872.

arshin to meile
arshin to ruthe
arshin to elle
arshin to fuss
arshin to zoll
arshin to linie

Units: meile / ruthe / elle / fuss / zoll / linie

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Old Austrian

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1871.

arshin to meile
arshin to ruthe
arshin to klafner
arshin to fuss
arshin to zoll
arshin to linie
arshin to punkt

Units: meile / ruthe / klafner / fuss / zoll / linie / punkt

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Old Swedish

Common measurement system was introduced in Sweden by law in 1665. Since then the system was slightly altered twice: in 1735 and 1855. Sweden switched to metric system in 1889.

arshin to nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now)
arshin to mil (mile)
arshin to fjärdingsväg
arshin to rev before 1855
arshin to rev after 1855
arshin to stång
arshin to famn (fanthom)
arshin to aln (forealrm)
arshin to fot (foot)
arshin to kvarter
arshin to tvärhand (hand)
arshin to tum (thumb or inch) before 1855
arshin to tum (thumb or inch) after 1855
arshin to linje (line) before 1855
arshin to linje (line) after 1855

Units: nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now) / mil (mile) / fjärdingsväg / rev before 1855 / rev after 1855 / stång / famn (fanthom) / aln (forealrm) / fot (foot) / kvarter / tvärhand (hand) / tum (thumb or inch) before 1855 / tum (thumb or inch) after 1855 / linje (line) before 1855 / linje (line) after 1855

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