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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{No footnotes|date=February 2008}}<br /> A &#039;&#039;&#039;bamboo&#039;&#039;&#039; is an obsolete unit of length in [[India]] and [[Myanmar]].<br /> <br /> ==India==<br /> In India, the unit was fixed by the reforms of [[Akbar the Great]] (1556&amp;ndash;1605) at approximately 12.8&amp;nbsp;m (42&amp;nbsp;ft). After [[Metrication in India]] in the mid-20th century, the unit became obsolete.<br /> <br /> ==Myanmar==<br /> In Myanmar (formerly Burma) it was approximately 3.912&amp;nbsp;meters (154&amp;nbsp;in, or 12.86&amp;nbsp;ft). It was also known as the &#039;&#039;dha&#039;&#039;. <br /> *One thousand bamboos = one dain (A dain is sometimes referred to as a &quot;Burmese league&quot;) <br /> *One dain = 7 &#039;&#039;saundaungs&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[List of customary units of measurement in South Asia]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{cite web|url=http://www.sizes.com/units/bamboo.htm |title=Bamboo |accessdate=2007-02-19 |work=Sizes, grades, units, scales, calendars, chronologies}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Units of length]]<br /> [[Category:Customary units in India]]<br /> [[Category:Obsolete units of measurement]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{measurement-stub}}</div>

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