Los parsis son los miembros d'una comunidá de relixón parsi o zoroástrica qu'habiten nel oeste de la India, especialmente na ciudá de Bombay. Baxen de los perses qu'emigraron a la India a mediaos del sieglu VII pa escapar a la persecución relixosa de los invasores musulmanes. La historia d'esta migración narrar nel Qissa-i Sanjan.
| Tipu | etnia |
|---|---|
| Población total | 110 000 |
| Llingua | Idioma guyaratín y inglés |
| Relixón | Zoroastrismu |
| Parte de | Pueblu persa |
 | |
Según el censu indiu de 2001, nesa fecha habitaben na India 69 901 parsis. En Paquistán son unos 5000. El númberu de parsis nel mundu envalórase en redol a 100 000.
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