who are the parsis?

Producer: Navneet Vyasan

The Parsis initially settled at Hormuz on the Persian Gulf, but after facing persecution they left for India.

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According to the 2011 Census of India, there are 57,264 Parsis in India.

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Zoroastrianism is one of the world’s oldest known living religions in the world.

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Zoroastrianism lost its dominant position when the Arabs defeated the Sasanian Empire.

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In India, they first settled at Diu in Kathiawar but soon moved to Gujarat.

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King Xerxes of the Achaemenian dynasty was a famous Zoroastrian king who ruled over Persia.

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Other Achaemenian kings like Cyrus and Darius the Great promoted tolerance among religions.

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The ruins of Persepolis and the palace of King Darius the Great are examples of exemplary Persian architecture.

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