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Convert from mercantile pound to qian [China]

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Unit Definition (mercantile pound)
The mercantile pound is a historic English unit of weight, the mercantile pound (libra mercatoria) was the commercial predecessor of the avoirdupois pound. Used from about 1100 to 1300, the mercantile pound contained 15 troy ounces or 7200 grains. This is equivalent to about 1.0286 avoirdupois pounds or 466.55 grams.

Unit Definition (qian [China])
The qian is a traditional Chinese weight unit. In modern China the qian is equal to 0.1 liang, or exactly 5 grams (0.1764 ounce).


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