Purigpa

Purig girls in Kargil.

The Purig or Purigpa are a Tibetic people group from Ladakh, India, and Baltistan, Pakistan.[1] They speak the Purig language, which is closely related to other Tibetic languages, especially Balti language. Most Purigpas are Shia Muslims, following the Twelver sect.[2] They became Muslims in the 15th and 16th centuries through preachers who came from Baltistan. Many Purigpas settled in the Kargil region during the rule of Balti King Gyalpo Ali Senge Anchan.[3]

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  1. ↑ Purig, Rinchan. "Purig Migration History - 1947". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ↑ "Religion Data of Census 2011: XXXIII JK-HP-ST". Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  3. ↑ Afridi, Banat Gul (1988). Baltistan in History. Emjay Books International.