Banias
E730304
Banias are a traditional Indian merchant and trading community historically associated with commerce, moneylending, and often with Vaishya caste status.
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian community
ⓘ
merchant community ⓘ social group ⓘ trading community ⓘ |
| associatedWithCaste | Vaishya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casteStatus | Vaishya varna ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
emphasis on business skills
ⓘ
emphasis on education ⓘ emphasis on thrift ⓘ |
| diaspora |
Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicRole |
control of local credit networks
ⓘ
ownership of shops and businesses ⓘ participation in long-distance trade ⓘ |
| endogamy | largely endogamous community ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
banking
ⓘ
grain trade ⓘ urban markets ⓘ village moneylending ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
British colonial period
ⓘ
Mughal era NERFINISHED ⓘ post-independence India ⓘ |
| language |
Bhojpuri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gujarati ⓘ Hindi ⓘ Marwari NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjabi NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajasthani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Bihar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central India NERFINISHED ⓘ Chhattisgarh NERFINISHED ⓘ Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ Haryana NERFINISHED ⓘ Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhya Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ northern India ⓘ
surface form:
North India
Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttarakhand NERFINISHED ⓘ Western India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ Sikhism ⓘ |
| socialRole |
middleman in trade
ⓘ
moneylender ⓘ shopkeeper ⓘ wholesale trader ⓘ |
| subdivision |
Agarwal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gupta NERFINISHED ⓘ Hindu Bania NERFINISHED ⓘ Jain Bania NERFINISHED ⓘ Khandelwal NERFINISHED ⓘ Maheshwari NERFINISHED ⓘ Nema NERFINISHED ⓘ Oswal NERFINISHED ⓘ Porwal NERFINISHED ⓘ Shrimali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
commerce
ⓘ
moneylending ⓘ trade ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.