A buddam (also known as a chow) was a unit of mass used in the pearl trade in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) during the 19th century. One buddam was equivalent to 1/1600 of a chow, or 1/16 of a docra.
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List of customary units of measurement in South Asia
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 (the latter being a ''de facto'' measure of mass for many staple g ...
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Units of mass
Customary units in India
Obsolete units of measurement
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