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Parsis

The Parsis or Parsees (/ˈpɑːrsiz/) are a Zoroastrian ethnic group in the Indian subcontinent. They are descended from Persian refugees who migrated to the Indian subcontinent during and after the Arab-Islamic conquest of Iran in the 7th century, when Zoroastrians were persecuted by the early Muslims. Parsis are the elder of the Indian subcontinent's two…

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India
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Pakistan
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related to Further reading · 57
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related to Age of opportunity · 33
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related to Notable Parsi people · 30
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related to Issues relating to the deceased · 22
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related to Origin · 21
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related to Ties to modern-day Iran · 18
Parsis → Additionally, Both Reza Shah, During, Fravahar, Indian Zoroastrian, Iran, Iran's, Iranian, Iranians, Keikhosrow Shahrokh, Muhammad Reza Shah, Pahlavi, Reza Shah's, The Parsis, They, This, Zoroastrian, Zoroastrianism
related to Ilm-e-Khshnoom · 17
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related to Early years · 16
Parsis → According, Atash Bahram, Continuing, Dhalla, Fire, Gujarat, India, Middle Persian, Navsari, Sanjan, The Qissa, These, Two, Udvada, Victory, Zoroastrianism
related to Definition and identity · 15
Parsis → According, Encyclopædia Britannica, Indian Zoroastrian, Indian Zoroastrians, Persian, Persian-origin, Pārs, Pārsi, Sanskrit, Sixteen Shlokas, The, Until, Vehdin, Zartoshti, Zoroastrian
related to Archaeogenetics · 14
Parsis → Genealogical DNA, Genome Biology, Indian, Iranian, Iranians, It, Near East, Neolithic Iranians, Parsi, Persian, SNP, Some, South Asian, They

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parsi india iran community indian zoroastrian zoroastrians century first also iranian iranians zoroastrianism population persian sanjan according bombay calendar religious

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ParsisCanada3,630[a]1.00infobox
ParsisIndia57,2641.00infobox
ParsisPakistan2,3481.00infobox
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Air Vice Marshal Minoo Merwan Engineerinstance ofNotable officers0.80text

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