Parsis

E13919

Zoroastrian community ethno-religious community

Parsis are a Zoroastrian ethno-religious community in India, historically influential in commerce, industry, and philanthropy, especially in western regions such as Mumbai (formerly part of the Bombay Presidency).

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Parsi	43
Parsis canonical	11
Parsi community	4
Gujarati Parsis	1
Parsi Zoroastrian community	1
Parsi Zoroastrianism	1
Parsi agiaries	1
Parsi communities	1
Parsi community in Bombay	1
Parsis in India	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Zoroastrian community ⓘ ethno-religious community ⓘ
ancestralOrigin	Greater Iran ⓘ Persians ⓘ surface form: Persia
countryOfResidence	Australia ⓘ Canada ⓘ India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
diaspora	Parsi diaspora in Western countries ⓘ
economicRole	prominent in commerce ⓘ prominent in industry ⓘ
ethnonymOrigin	derived from word for Persian ⓘ
funeraryCustom	sky burial on Towers of Silence ⓘ
governanceBody	Bombay Parsi Punchayet ⓘ
historicalInfluence	pioneers of Indian industrialization ⓘ significant role in development of Bombay ⓘ
historicalRegion	Bombay Presidency ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Gujarati ⓘ Gujarati ⓘ surface form: Parsi Gujarati
marriagePractice	traditionally endogamous ⓘ
migrationPeriod	early medieval period ⓘ
minorityStatus	ethnic minority in India ⓘ religious minority in India ⓘ
notableFamily	Godrej family ⓘ Petit family ⓘ Tata family ⓘ Wadia family ⓘ
notablePerson	Dadabhai Naoroji ⓘ Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw ⓘ Freddie Mercury ⓘ Homi J. Bhabha ⓘ Jamsetji Tata ⓘ Pherozeshah Mehta ⓘ Zubin Mehta ⓘ
populationTrend	declining ⓘ
primaryLocation	Gujarat ⓘ India ⓘ Mumbai ⓘ
religion	Zoroastrianism ⓘ
religiousFounder	Zoroaster ⓘ
religiousInstitution	Tower of Silence ⓘ fire temple ⓘ
religiousPractice	fire worship in fire temples ⓘ
religiousText	Avesta ⓘ
selfDesignation	Parsis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Parsi
socialRole	major philanthropists in India ⓘ
traditionalProfession	banking ⓘ industry ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ trade ⓘ

Referenced by (65)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bombay Presidency → notableCommunity → Parsis ⓘ

Parsis → selfDesignation → Parsis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Dinshaw Edulji Wacha → ethnicity → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Dinshaw Edulji Wacha → associatedWith → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi community in Bombay

Western India → hasCommunity → Parsis ⓘ

Dadabhai Naoroji → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Dina Wadia → religion → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Bombay Island → hasEthnicCommunity → Parsis ⓘ

Rattanbai Jinnah → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Gujarati people → subgroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gujarati Parsis

Tower of Silence → usedBy → Parsis ⓘ

Avesta → usedBy → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi community

Tata family → ethnicity → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Homi J. Bhabha → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

subject surface form: Sam Manekshaw

this entity surface form: Parsi

Zubin Mehta → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Zoroastrianism → ethnoReligiousCommunity → Parsis ⓘ

Godrej family → ethnicity → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Petit family → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

subject surface form: Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 1st Baronet

Petit family → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

subject surface form: Rattanbai Petit

Dinshaw Wacha → ethnicity → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Pherozeshah Mehta → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Feroze Gandhi → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Pars → peopleDemonym → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Parsi community in Gujarat → ethnicOrigin → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Dadabhai → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

subject surface form: Dadabhai Naoroji

this entity surface form: Parsi

Madam Bhikaji Cama → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

subject surface form: Bhikaji Cama

this entity surface form: Parsi

Nusli Wadia → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Neville Wadia → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Rattanbai → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi community

Ruttie Petit → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Rohinton Mistry → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Ratan Tata → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Persis Khambatta → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Lord Bilimoria → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Navsari district → hasSignificantCommunity → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi community

Soli Sorabjee → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Navsari → ethnicCommunity → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Navsari → hasHeritageSite → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi agiaries

Aspi Balsara → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Fali Nariman → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Nanabhoy Palkhivala → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

West India → hasEthnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

Farrukh Dhondy → ethnicOrigin → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Visperad → tradition → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi Zoroastrianism

Vendidad → preservedBy → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi Zoroastrian community

Naval Tata → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Pallonji Tata → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsi

Homi → ethnicGroup → Parsis ⓘ

subject surface form: Homi J. Bhabha

this entity surface form: Parsi