Kashmiris

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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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Kashmiri people 5
Kashmiris canonical 5
Kashmiri Muslims 2

How this entity was disambiguated

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
ethnogenesisPeriod early medieval period
historicalDynastyInfluence Karkota dynasty
Lohara dynasty
Shah Mir dynasty
historicalEmpireRule Durrani Empire
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire

Sikh Empire
historicalReligion Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
historicalStateRule Dogra dynasty of Jammu and Kashmir
languageFamily Dardic subgroup of Indo-Aryan languages
literaryLanguage Kashmiri language
surface form: Kashmiri

Persian (historically)
Urdu language
surface form: 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
surface form: Partition of India in 1947
politicalContext Kashmir conflict
primaryLanguage Kashmiri language
region Jammu and Kashmir
surface form: Indian-administered Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
surface form: Pakistan-administered Kashmir
religion Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Sikhism
significantMinorityReligion Kashmir Shaivism
surface form: Kashmiri Shaivism
subgroup Kashmiris self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kashmiri Muslims

Kashmiri Pandit
surface form: Kashmiri Pandits

Kashmiris self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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

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Referenced by (13)

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

Islamic world hasEthnicGroup Kashmiris
Kashmiris subgroup Kashmiris self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kashmiri Muslims
Kashmiris subgroup Kashmiris self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kashmiri Sikhs
Kashmir Valley ethnicGroup Kashmiris
Kohistanis neighboringGroups Kashmiris
Hindkowans relatedEthnicGroup Kashmiris
Shina people relatedEthnicGroup Kashmiris
this entity surface form: Kashmiri people
Hindko people relatedEthnicGroup Kashmiris
this entity surface form: Kashmiri people
Shinaki relatedEthnicGroup Kashmiris
this entity surface form: Kashmiri people
Dardic peoples subgroupIncludes Kashmiris
this entity surface form: Kashmiri people
Chakri associatedWithEthnicGroup Kashmiris
this entity surface form: Kashmiri people
Kashmiriyat associatedWith Kashmiris
this entity surface form: Kashmiri Muslims