The History of Bengal (Vol. I: Hindu Period; Vol. II: Muslim Period 1200–1757) v1.c19.s6.1

v1.c19.s6.1

We have no knowledge regarding the measures of land as used in Bengal earlier than the 5th century A.D. The land-grants of the Gupta period usually mention two technical terms, viz. *kulyavāpa* and *droṇavāpa* in connection with land measurement; but in the absence of adequate data, their equivalents in modern measures cannot be determined.⁶ A *kulyavāpa* is usually taken to mean an area of land which could be sown with a *kulya* measure of seed;