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Two of the dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate, viz. the Tughlaqs and Khaljis, for instance, were of mixed Turkic origin, with Indian and Afghan ancestry respectively. The terms Indo-Turkic [1] or Turco-Indian [2] is used to refer to people and dynasties of mixed Turkic and Indian descent, as well as the fusion culture formed as a result.
Turks in India are ethnic Turkish people living in India. They are very small in number, and are mostly recent immigrants from Turkey. In the 1961 census, 58 people stated that their mother tongue was Turkish. [1] According to the 1911 census, 1778 residents of India stated their place of birth as Turkey. [2]
The Turkic peoples are a collection of diverse ethnic groups of West, Central, East, and North Asia as well as parts of Europe, who speak Turkic languages. [37] [38]According to historians and linguists, the Proto-Turkic language originated in Central-East Asia, [39] potentially in Altai-Sayan region, Mongolia or Tuva.
This is a list of ancient Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes that are mentioned in the literature of Indian religions.. From the second or first millennium BCE, ancient Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes turned into most of the population in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent – Indus Valley (roughly today's Punjab), Western India, Northern India, Central India, and also in areas of the ...
In subsequent centuries, the Turco-Persian culture was carried on further by the conquering Turco-Mongols to neighbouring regions, eventually becoming the predominant culture of the ruling and elite classes of South Asia (Indian subcontinent), specifically North India (Mughal Empire), Central Asia and the Tarim Basin (Northwest China) and large ...
Pages in category "Turkish people of Indian descent" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Turkish people or Turks (Turkish: Türkler) are the largest Turkic people who speak various dialects of the Turkish language and form a majority in Turkey and Northern Cyprus. In addition, centuries-old ethnic Turkish communities still live across other former territories of the Ottoman Empire .
In Iceland, most people have no family name; a person's last name is most commonly a patronymic, i.e. derived from the father's first name. For example, when a man called Karl has a daughter called Anna and a son called Magnús , their full names will typically be Anna Karlsdóttir ("Karl's daughter") and Magnús Karlsson ("Karl's son").