Parsis

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The Parsis or Parsees () are an ethno-religious community 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 Zoroastrian communities, being culturally, linguistically, and socially distinct from Iranis (not to be confused with Iranians), Zoroastrians who migrated from Qajar-era Iran. The word Parsi is derived from the Persian language, and literally translates to Persian (پارسی, Pārsi). Parsi communities have settled in India, Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Qissa-i Sanjan ("Sugar in the Milk") is the foundational legend explaining the integration of the Parsis into India, who found sanctuary mainly in Gujarat and Maharashtra, in the 7th–10th centuries. When King Jadi Rana feared his kingdom...

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