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This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

There is a generally belief that the Term ‘PARSI’, was used as an ethnic tribe, that came to India from Iran; Were called ‘Parsis’, only after coming to India. Well, that conception is wrong! Even in Ancient times it was used in Iran, by the Iranian kings.

    Hence this proves that the Term 'Parsi' was in Vogue ages before they came to India, by the Iranian Kings, mainly from the region of Pars or modern day Fars.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).</ref>

Burjor Minocher Daboo burkhurdar@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.170.69.49 (talk) 06:10, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Regards,  Spintendo  06:39, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The sources footnoted 6 through 11 (in the lead concerning the Muslim conquest of Persia) give a last name and a year but despite looking like URLs they don't seem to link to anything else. There's nothing I know to do to fix the problem, if it even is a problem. alacarte (talk) 17:49, 4 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

In majority encyclopaedia Parsi shown belongs to Mumbai, but actually they come, settle and belong to south gujrat. Their mother tongue is gujrati and there lifestyle is similar to gujrati. But like other gujrati they also migrated to Mumbai for earning in the past..their holy place is Udwada village near Vapi.. it's really worry that these highest contributing community is on the edge of extinct..we should save them..🙏 49.14.135.238 (talk) 15:32, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Parsis do not speak a "Parsi language." As a Parsi myself, I know that our native language is a dialect of Gujarati. It may be called "Parsi Gujarati" but its not a separate "Parsi language." Nor do Parsis speak any form of Middle Persian, at least not since the mid-first millennium AD when their Iranian forebears first arrived on the Subcontinent and settled here. Some dude called Wikiavani keeps insisting Parsis speak "Parsi" when this article is about the Zoroastrians of India known as "Parsis" who speak a Gujarati dialect as their native language, as well as Hindi (sometimes), English (since the Raj) and maybe other Indian languages. Enough with this dumb edit! Scarsdale.vibe (talk) 02:00, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The scholarly opinion, outlined in later paragraphs and back by archeological evidence, is that parsis did not migrate due to persecution but mostly for economic reasons.

"However, while Parsi settlements definitely arose along the western coast of the Indian subcontinent following the Arab conquest of Iran, it is not possible to state with certainty that these migrations occurred as a result of religious persecution against Zoroastrians. If the "traditional" 8th century date (as deduced from the Qissa) is considered valid, it must be assumed "that the migration began while Zoroastrianism was still the predominant religion in Iran and economic factors predominated the initial decision to migrate."

Why is the misinformation about "escape religious persecution and conversion to Islam" still highlighted in multiple of the first paragraphs? 2601:602:8700:D5ED:F4DA:96CF:5CDD:9F5B (talk) 10:05, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

However, while Parsi settlements definitely arose along the western coast of the Indian subcontinent following the Arab conquest of Iran, it is not possible to state with certainty that these migrations occurred as a result of religious persecution against Zoroastrians. If the "traditional" 8th century date (as deduced from the Qissa) is considered valid, it must be assumed "that the migration began while Zoroastrianism was still the predominant religion in Iran and economic factors predominated the initial decision to migrate." 111.92.67.171 (talk) 13:42, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Is it fine to refer to an encyclopedia. Is it considered reliable? Asking genuinely. |govind| (talk) 17:51, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

So they left persecution in Iran to settle amongst Hindus and colonialists? Also what is Encyclopaedia Britancia- new one on me - and is Govinda a Parsi - I was under the impression Parsis are a very private secretive society - I question everything in this article- it doesn’t make sense as I have Parsi links myself and it’s so misleading 2A00:23C4:B41E:C101:9031:121B:2957:EC0A (talk) 09:35, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have any relation with Parsis. I have just asked because the article may have gone through some conflict of interests. I am referring to 18th reference. Encyclopaedia websites like Britancia and Wikipedia are generally considered Unreliable for citation (because, there's always a chance of editorial biasness and conflict of interest). I have asked for, if there is any specific case we are allowed to cite them, which I don't think is true. |govind| (talk) 18:25, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]