[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Rashtrakutas and their Times](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934) › c22.72 # The Rashtrakutas and their Times c22.72 The Rāṣṭrakūṭas and their Times c22.72 - **Language:** English ### [c22.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c22.72) Commerce and industry, that were described a little while ago, presuppose not only currency, but also banking facilities. These latter were provided in our period by guild organisations. These organisations have been, since early times, a conspicuous feature of the Hindu trade and industry. As early as the Andhra period, the whole of the Deccan was spread with a network of guilds, (51) which used to regulate trade and industry, train apprentices, and do the banking business, not only for their members but also for the public. - [Previous: c22.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c22.71) - [Next: c22.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c22.73) - [Up: c22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c22) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c22.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c22.72) · Pramāṇa