Yojana
| Yojana | |
|---|---|
| Unit system | Arthashastra |
| Unit of | length |
| Conversions | |
| 1 in ... | ... is equal to ... |
| SI units | 12.8 km ; 16 km (in ancient Cambodia) |
| Imperial/US units | 2.7 miles |
A yojana (Devanagari: योजन; Khmer language: យោជន៍; Thai: โยชน์; Burmese: ယူဇနာ) is a measure of distance that was used in ancient India, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar. Some sources define the unit as the distance an army can march in a day. Various textual sources from ancient India define Yojana as ranging from 3.5 to 15 km.