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The exchanges of the Indian subcontinent chronicle the interplay of colonial commerce and indigenous trading traditions.
| Exchange | City | Country | Established | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muziris / Pattanam (Roman-Indian Pepper Exchange) | Pattanam (ancient Muziris) | India | c. 2nd century BCE | Ancient Indian Ocean port |
| Aihole (Birthplace of the Ayyavole Guild) | Aihole | India | c. 5th century CE | Chalukya experimental temple architecture |
| Nagapattinam (Chola Maritime Trade Port) | Nagapattinam | India | c. 7th century CE | Chola-era maritime port |
| Brihadeeswara Temple (Guild-Temple Bank) | Thanjavur | India | c. 1010 CE | Chola Dravidian temple architecture |
| Mangalore Pepper Trade (Abraham Ben Yiju’s Factory) | Mangalore | India | c. 12th century CE | Malabar coast trading post |
| Vijayanagara Bazaars (Hampi) | Hampi | India | c. 1336 CE | Vijayanagara empire bazaar architecture |
| Manek Chowk (Sarafa Bazaar and Bullion Market) | Ahmedabad | India | 1411 | Indo-Islamic Sultanate; Gujarati vernacular timber |
| Surat Sarafa Bazaar | Surat | India | 16th century | Mughal-Gujarati commercial vernacular |
| Meenakshi Temple Market Complex | Madurai | India | 7th century AD (current structure 16th-17th century) | Dravidian Temple Architecture |
| Chandni Chowk and Dariba Kalan (Shahjahanabad Financial Quarter) | Delhi | India | 1650 | Mughal imperial and commercial vernacular |
| Jagat Seth House (Mint and Banking House) | Murshidabad | India | 1704 | Bengali-Mughal vernacular |
| Bombay Cotton Exchange | Mumbai | India | 1875 | Gothic Revival |
| Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) | Mumbai | India | 1875 | Colonial |
| Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) | Kolkata | India | 1908 | Colonial |
| Madras Stock Exchange (MSE) | Chennai | India | 1920 | |
| Delhi Stock Exchange (DSE) | Delhi | India | 1947 | Modernist |
| Karachi Stock Exchange (Pakistan Stock Exchange) | Karachi | Pakistan | 1947 | Modern |
| Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1954 | Modernist |
| Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 1985 | Postmodern |