List of customary units of measurement in South Asia
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List of customary units of measurement in South Asia
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The origins of the customary units of measurement in South Asia are varied. As in Europe, there were various local systems of everyday measurements of length, mass and dry volume, while gold, pearls and gemstones were weighed on a different, slightly more standardized scale. Several of the more important units were cognate with units of measurement in the Arabian Peninsula to the West or in China to the East, to facilitate trade. During the period of British India, these South Asian units cohabi
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