05-12-2006, 10:31 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-rajesh_g+May 12 2006, 11:05 AM-->QUOTE(rajesh_g @ May 12 2006, 11:05 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Who are prachya and turushkas ?
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prAchya-s are assorted easterners: chInas, hUnas, tibetans etc.
turushkas are turks. After the turks converted to Islam all the islamic ravages of India were conducted by turks or turko-mongols. Hence the turushka became synonymous with Moslem.
turuShka-daNDa= jaziya tax
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prAchya-s are assorted easterners: chInas, hUnas, tibetans etc.
turushkas are turks. After the turks converted to Islam all the islamic ravages of India were conducted by turks or turko-mongols. Hence the turushka became synonymous with Moslem.
turuShka-daNDa= jaziya tax