Multani_(caste)

Multani (caste)

Multani (caste)

Muslim community found in the Gujarat state in India

This article is about the Indian caste. Not to be confused with the Multani people of Pakistan.

The Multani are a traditionally nomadic Labana community of Northern India who historically specialised in the transport and trade of grain, silk, diamond and gold .[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Habib, Irfan (1990). "Merchant Communities in Precolonial India". In Tracy, James D. (ed.). The Rise of Merchant Empires: Long-Distance Trade in the Early Modern World, 1350-1750. Cambridge University Press. pp. 371–99. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511563089. ISBN 978-0-52145-735-4.
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