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ماشاء الله these children live in Tajikistan. But can they actually look European? European, Bosnian REF ... OK I can't tell the difference between how the European and the Balkan looks, but you know... Still, are the Tajik Pamiri actually of Persian roots?
FYI, Central Asia has one of the most colorful DNAs
واختلاف ألسنتكم وألوانكم [Q30:22] ماشاء الله
So, how did the East & West mixed?
1 For one, could mixing have happened during the Israelite exile around 6th century BC? Some tribes are said to trace their ancestry to the Israelite, e.g: the Bukharan Isro’il (Israel), Pashtun. The story of Esther, who married the King of Persia is celebrated during Purim. And Cyrus II of Persia, who rebuilt the Second Temple of Jerusalem. אנכי העירתהו בצדק וכל דרכיו אישר הוא יבנה עירי וגלותי ישלח [Isaiah 45:13]
2 Then in the 4th century BC - from the west - Alexander the Great spread the Macedonian empire across Central Asia, meeting the Mauriya at the edges of India. He promoted mix marriage - marrying Stateira II in ancient Persia & Roxana in ancient Afghanistan. This period saw the rise of Greek culture across the region, called the Hellenistic Era.
So, does this mean the New Testament is spread in Greek across a multi cultural world?
NOTE Rome REF NCBI and the Wise Men (μάγοι) from the East [Matthew 2:1]
3 Then in the 13th century - from the east - the Mongols became the largest contiguous empire in human history, sweeping across Central Asia. When they eventually embraced Islam, Samarkand became learning centers, with one of the finest observatory in Samarkand. الحمد لله
The 15th century Admiral Zheng He is genetically Persian with roots from Bukhara REF WEB
and the robe is the 道袍 (dopo), similar to the ثوب (thobe) | Dao 中 | Levi Cohen | Pacific
It seems from Persia, the route to the East splits towards Nepal and Tian Shan
The Persian شیر (shir) means "lion", like the Hindi शेर (sher) and Chinese 獅 (shi) REF
of Y-chromosome haplogroup R1A
"The spatial frequency distributions of R1A sub-haplogroups conclusively indicate two major groups, one found primarily in Europe and the other confined to Central and South Asia ... initial episodes of haplogroup R1A diversification likely occurred in the vicinity of present-day Iran" | Underhill et al
从古至今
Where the West and the East mix together
Food like matzo spread East and West as well - to Turkey, Iran, Central Asia (◠9◠) REF
It's cooked in the tandoor - an earthen oven for baking bread & roasting meat - like tandoori
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