A bamboo is an obsolete unit of length in
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
and
Myanmar
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.
India
In India, the unit was fixed by the reforms of
Akbar the Great
Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (25 October 1542 – 27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar the Great ( fa, ), and also as Akbar I (), was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Hum ...
(1556–1605) at approximately 12.8 m (42 ft). After
Metrication in India in the mid-20th century, the unit became obsolete.
Myanmar
In Myanmar (formerly Burma) it was approximately 3.912 meters (154 in, or 12.86 ft). It was also known as the ''dha''.
*One thousand bamboos = one dain (A dain is sometimes referred to as a "Burmese league")
*One dain = 7 ''saundaungs''
See also
*
List of customary units of measurement in South Asia
References
Units of length
Customary units in India
Obsolete units of measurement
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