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In the medieval period, the middle classes masses had been largely belonged to merchants and other professional classes such as vaidyas and hakims (Ayurvedic doctors) and other officials. ... The wholesale traders were known as 'seth' or 'bohra' and the retail traders were known as 'beoparis' or 'banik.

The two major business communities in medieval India were the Banjaras (long-distance transporters) and Baniyas (village and town merchants). The Banjaras combined pastoralism and the carrying trade.

Different Traders

There were different kinds of traders in the medieval times, including the banjaras (nomadic people). ...

The largest Indian trading groups were the Chettiyars and Marwari Oswal, and Gujarati traders such as Hindu Baniyas and Muslim Bohras.

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