Banyan merchants
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File:FORBES(1834) A Hindoo Family, of the Banian Cast.jpg
A Hindoo Family, Banyan Cast (c1830)
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Banyan merchants is an expression used widely in the Indian Ocean trade to refer to Indian merchants who are clearly distinguished from others, by their clothing, by their religious and cultural dietary choices, and by the manner in which they conduct trade.
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