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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 January 2025. Ethnolinguistic group native to the Kashmir Valley For other uses, see Kashmiri (disambiguation). This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. The specific problem is: extremely poor writing in some places (including grammar, spelling, etc.). Please help improve ...
The theory of Kashmiri descent from the lost tribes of Israel is a fringe theory which states that the Kashmiri people originally descended from the Ten Lost Tribes.Genetic testing and historical analysis have disproved this theory, though it maintains negligible support within the Ahmadiyya movement.
Kashmiris, an ethnic group native to the Kashmir Valley; Kashmiri language, the language of the Kashmiris ethnic group; People with the name.
As the Kashmiris had suffered under the Afghans, they initially welcomed the new Sikh rulers. [69] However, the Sikh governors turned out to be hard taskmasters, and Sikh rule was generally considered oppressive, [70] protected perhaps by the remoteness of Kashmir from the capital of the Sikh Empire in Lahore. [71]
Hindu Kashmiris and Muslim Kashmiris living in the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India and other parts of the country and the world are from the same ethnic stock. Following is a list of Kashmiri surnames.
Rice is the staple food of Kashmiris and has been so since ancient times. [9] Meat, along with rice, is the most popular food item in Kashmir. [10] Kashmiris consume meat voraciously. [11] Despite being Brahmins, most Kashmiri Hindus are meat eaters. [12] Kashmiri beverages include Noon Chai or Sheer Chai and Kahwah or Kehew.
Kashmiri Hindus are ethnic Kashmiris who practice Hinduism and are native to the Kashmir Valley of India. [1] With respect to their contributions to Indian philosophy, Kashmiri Hindus developed the tradition of Kashmiri Shaivism. [2]
Kashmiris settled for generations in the Punjab were unable to own land, [59] including the family of Muhammad Iqbal. [60] Scholar Chitralekha Zutshi states that Kashmiri Muslims settled in the Punjab retained emotional and familial links to Kashmir and felt obliged to struggle for the freedom of their brethren in the Valley .