Yashkuns

Yashkun is a Dardic tribe in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The tribe is spread throughout the Kohistan district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa extending as far as Ladakh and Drass.

History

According to historical sources, the Yashkuns migrated from the Central Asian region close to Xinjiang to present day Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan.[1]

The Yashkuns are one of the descendents of the ancient tribe Aśvakan/Aśvakas (Kambojas).[2] They are native to the hindukush region where the kambojas once ruled.[3] Being Dardic Shina they are related to other indigenous groups such as the Pashai[4] and Nuristânis (Kafiristanis).[5]

The Yashkun share etymology connection to the Askunu of Nuristan and Asawan caste found within Indian kamboj.

Demography

The Yashkuns form the majority of the population in Gor, Chilas, Tangir, Darel valley the Indus Valley below Sazin, upper part of the Gilgit Valley, Gupis, Pingal Yasin(Qurqulti), Punial, Astore Valley, Chitral, Nagar, Hunza, Kohistan, Hodur, Khinar, Astore, Gurez, Dras, Talil and Soro.

References
  1. Yashkun
  2. O. C. (April 1893). "V. Notices of Books - The Invasion of India by Alexander the Great, as described by Arrian, Q. Curtius, Diodôros, Plutarch, Justin, and other classical Authors. With an Introduction, containing a Life of Alexander, copious Notes, Illustrations, Maps, and Indices. By J. W. M'Crindle. 8vo. Pp. xii. and 432. London : Archibald Constable and Co., Westminster. 1893". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. 25 (2): 406–407. doi:10.1017/s0035869x0017039x. ISSN 0035-869X.
  3. Grierson, G. A. (July 1911). "The Language of the Kambōjas". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 43 (3): 801–802. doi:10.1017/s0035869x00041988. ISSN 1356-1863.
  4. Georg, Morgenstierne (1956). Indo-Iranian frontier languages. the Pashai language : vocabulary. OCLC 928960516.
  5. Degener, Almuth (2003-01-23), "The Nuristani languages", Indo-Iranian Languages and Peoples, British Academy, ISBN 978-0-19-726285-6, retrieved 2021-07-29
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