Paraswan

Paraswan (परसवान) Parswan (परसवान) gotra Jats are found in Madhya Pradesh. Parsiwan (परसिवान) is name of Tajiks of Afghanistan.

Jat Gotras Namesake

• Parswan = Persis (Pliny.vi.28)

Distribution in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

History

H W Bellew writes that Tajik, or, as he is frequently called, the Parsiwan, which constitute a numerous and widely spread portion of the inhabitants of Afghanistan, from whom they differ in language, internal government, and manners and customs. They are the representatives of the ancient Persian inhabitants of the country, as the Afghans are of its ancient Indian inhabitants.

Distribution in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

References

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