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Parsi, also spelled Parsee, member of a group of followers in India of the Persian prophet Zoroaster. The Parsis, whose name means "Persians", are descended from Persian Zoroastrians who emigrated to India to avoid religious persecution by the Muslims.
Zoroastrianism (Persian: دین زرتشتی, romanized: Din-e Zartoshti), also known as Mazdayasna (Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀, romanized: mazdaiiasna) and Behdin (Persian: بهدین), is an Iranian religion.
Owing to the persecution of Zoroastrians in the post-Sasanian period, a large wave of Iranian migrants fled to India, where they became known as the Parsi people, who now represent India's oldest Zoroastrian community.
Oct 10, 2024 · Parsi, member of a group of followers in India of the Iranian prophet Zoroaster (or Zarathustra). The Parsis are descended from Persian Zoroastrians who emigrated to India to avoid religious persecution by Muslims. Learn more about the history of the Parsis in this article.
Sep 21, 2017 · 15 Prominent Parsis - Zoroastrians.net. Posted on 21 September, 2017 by yazdi 18 comments. From JRD Tata to Sam Manekshaw, these 15 Parsis played a key role in shaping modern India. The Parsi community has been at the forefront of many social and economic reforms in India.
Dec 28, 2023 · Zoroastrian Communities in India. There are two primary Zoroastrian communities in India: Parsi. The term “Parsi” in Persian means “Persian,” reflecting the community’s Persian origins. The Parsis have a longstanding presence in the Gujarat and Sindh regions of India, as evidenced by genetic studies.
Zoroastrianism, the religion of the Parsis originated about 3500 years ago in Persia (Iran). Followers of the Bronze Age Prophet Zarathushtra of Iran, the Parsi - Zoroastrians have come to be one...
Oct 2, 2009 · The Parsis. The beginning. In the 10th century a group of Iranians fled Iran as refugees in search of somewhere to practise their religion freely. The Iranshah Atash Behram at Udwada - the most...
Feb 13, 2018 · Zoroastrianism was the state religion of three Persian dynasties, until the Muslim conquest of Persia in the seventh century A.D. Zoroastrian refugees, called Parsis, escaped Muslim persecution...
Zoroastrianism, ancient pre-Islamic religion of Iran that survives there in isolated areas and, more prosperously, in India, where the descendants of Zoroastrian Iranian (Persian) immigrants are known as Parsis, or Parsees.
