Kashmiris

E81698

Indo-Aryan people ethnic group

Kashmiris are an ethnic group native to the Kashmir Valley in the northern Indian subcontinent, known for their distinct Indo-Aryan language, rich Sufi-influenced culture, and long history shaped by the region’s contested political status.

Aliases (2)

Kashmiri Muslims ×1
Kashmiri Sikhs ×1

Statements (79)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indo-Aryan people → ethnic group →
associatedLake	Dal Lake → Wular Lake →
associatedPoet	Habba Khatoon → Lal Ded → Mahjoor → Nund Rishi →
associatedRiver	Jhelum River →
climateAdaptation	use of Kangri (fire pot) →
culturalConcept	Kashmiriyat →
culturalValue	hospitality → poetic expression → religious coexistence (historically) →
cultureInfluence	Central Asian culture → Indic traditions → Persian culture → Sufism →
demographicStatus	majority population in Kashmir Valley →
diaspora	India → Middle East → North America → Pakistan → United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
ethnogenesisPeriod	early medieval period →
historicalDynastyInfluence	Karkota dynasty → Lohara dynasty → Shah Mir dynasty →
historicalEmpireRule	Durrani Empire → Mughal Empire → Sikh Empire →
historicalReligion	Buddhism → Hinduism → Islam →
historicalStateRule	Dogra dynasty of Jammu and Kashmir →
languageFamily	Dardic subgroup of Indo-Aryan languages →
literaryLanguage	Kashmiri → Persian (historically) → Urdu →
majorReligion	Sunni Islam →
modernScript	Devanagari script → Perso-Arabic script →
nativeTo	Kashmir Valley → northern Indian subcontinent →
notablePhilosophicalTradition	Kashmir Shaivism →
notablePoeticTradition	Sufi poetry →
partitionEvent	Partition of India in 1947 →
politicalContext	Kashmir conflict →
primaryLanguage	Kashmiri language →
region	Indian-administered Kashmir → Jammu and Kashmir → Pakistan-administered Kashmir →
religion	Buddhism → Hinduism → Islam → Sikhism →
significantMinorityReligion	Kashmiri Shaivism →
subgroup	Kashmiri Muslims → Kashmiri Pandits → Kashmiri Sikhs →
traditionalCraft	Pashmina shawl weaving → carpet weaving → papier-mâché work → wood carving →
traditionalCuisineItem	Kahwa → Rogan josh → Wazwan → Yakhni →
traditionalDance	Dumhal → Rouf →
traditionalDress	Pheran →
traditionalHeadgear	Karakul cap →
traditionalMusic	Chakri → Rouf songs → Sufiana Kalam →
traditionalOccupation	agriculture → handicrafts → horticulture →
traditionalScript	Sharada script →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kashmiris ("Kashmiri Muslims") → Kashmiris ("Kashmiri Sikhs") →	subgroup
Islamic world →	hasEthnicGroup
South Asian ethnic groups →	includesEthnicGroup