[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935) › c8.21 # Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c8.21 Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c8.21 - **Language:** English ### [c8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c8.21) For the division of the day and night into hours, they divided the whole of the day and night into 8 Pahars (Persian, Pas), each Pahar being equal to three hours of our modern time. These 8 Pahars were subdivided into 60 Gharis, each Ghari being thus equal to 24 minutes of our reckoning. The Ghari was further divided into 60 Palas; so that a day and a night were composed of 3,600 Palas. The exact duration of a Pahar or Ghari was adjusted according to astronomical calculations, so that hardly any difficulty was experienced in finding out the exact time with the aid of a calendar. Babur and Abu’l Fazl have made detailed observations in this connection. - [Previous: c8.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c8.20) - [Next: c8.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c8.22) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ashraf-1935.c8.21) · Pramāṇa