Bhatia caste
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Bhatia is a group of people and a caste found in Punjab, Rajasthan, Sindh and Gujarat regions of India and Pakistan. Traditionally, they have been a trading and merchant community. The Bhatias, Lohana
Bhatia men in western India (c. 1855-1862)
Bhatia women in western India (c. 1855-1862)
The Battle of Muktsar, in which 12% of known soldiers were Bhatias.
The oldest temple of Gulf was constructed by Bhatias of Thatta, Sindh in 1817.
Bania (caste)
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Bania is a mercantile caste primarily from the Indian states of Rajasthan and Gujarat, with significant diasporic communities in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra and northern st
Bhatia caste
…Bhatia" is derived from the word "Bhat" meaning a warrior. The Bhatias claim that they are of Rajput origin. As per Goswami, they are a "traditional Bania caste". Historian Dwijendra Tripathi states that the Bhatias are associated with the Vaishyas like the Vaishnava Banias and sociologist A.M.Shah also…
16th century Portuguese painting of a Baneane merchant man and woman from Cambay.
Bania men of Surat, Gogo, and Ahmedabad, Gujarat, British India.
Bania women in British India. Image taken before 1860.
Baniyas of Delhi