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Bill of Exchange (Hundis)

11 Sep 2025
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During the period from c.1206 to 1707, particularly under the Delhi Sultanate and later the Mughal Empire, the bill of exchange, locally known as hundi, played a crucial role in facilitating trade and financial transactions across India and with foreign merchants. A hundi was essentially a written financial instrument, similar to a modern promissory note, which allowed the transfer of money or credit from one person to another. It could be used for remittances, trade payments, or as a credit instrument, ensuring that merchants could safely and efficiently conduct long-distance trade without carrying large sums of cash, which was risky. Hundis were of various
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