Bundahishn 26 - On Kingship

Bundahishn, Chapter 26 Translated by E.W. West (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 5, 1880)

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CHAPTER 26. Measuring distances

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A Hasar on the ground is a Parasang of one thousand steps of the two feet. (2) A Parasang is a measure as much as a far-seeing man may look out, see a beast of burden, and make known that it is black or white. (3) And the measure of a man is eight medium spans.