Parsees

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:burialPractice gptkb:cemetery
gptkbp:containsCommunity gptkb:Mumbai
gptkb:Gujarat
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Indian_independence_movement
science and education
Indian industry
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Parsees
gptkbp:language gptkb:Gujarati
gptkb:Persian
gptkb:Avestan
English
gptkbp:location gptkb:India
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:migratory 8th-10th century CE
escape religious persecution
gptkbp:minorityStatus gptkb:India
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Pateti
gptkb:Nowruz
gptkb:Khordad_Sal
gptkbp:notableFor navjote (initiation ceremony)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Fali_Sam_Nariman
gptkb:Sam_Manekshaw
gptkb:Freddie_Mercury
gptkb:Homi_J._Bhabha
gptkb:Dadabhai_Naoroji
gptkb:Jamsetji_Tata
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Parsi_Panchayat
gptkb:Bombay_Parsi_Punchayet
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Persia
gptkbp:population gptkb:India
gptkbp:populationEstimate less than 70,000 (India, 2021)
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:Government_of_Pakistan
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Irani_Zoroastrians
gptkb:Persians
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Zoroastrianism
gptkbp:sacredText gptkb:Avesta
gptkbp:traditionalDress gptkb:sudreh
kusti
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation gptkb:business
gptkb:industry
philanthropy
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Fire Temples (some nominated)
gptkbp:worshippedIn cathedral
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bombay_Pentangular
gptkb:Kotahena,_Colombo_13
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7