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communities. Their emergence as a significant merchant group pre-dates the 17th century and certainly by the time that India became subject to colonial rule, the
Bhatias and the other two early diaspora communities had established trade and moneylending networks that, according to Scott Levi, who
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Bhatias of Jaisalmer and the
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area in Sindh, were historically merchants and they probably formed part of the earliest Indian diaspora found in Central Asia, together with the
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111:. Traditionally, they have been a trading and merchant community. The Bhatias primarily live in Northwestern India and Pakistan. The Bhatias,
550:. Mark-Anthony Falzon considers all Sindhi Hindu communities to be jatis of the Lohana caste, with the exception of Brahmins and Bhatias.
533:. Mark-Anthony Falzon considers all Sindhi Hindu communities to be jatis of the Lohana caste, with the exception of Brahmins and Bhatias.
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