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Hazaras
Summary
The Hazaras (Həzārə; Āzrə) are an ethnic group and a principal component of the population of Afghanistan, native to, and primarily residing in, the Hazaristan region in central Afghanistan and the northern regions of the Baluchistan province in Pakistan. They are one of the largest ethnic groups in Afghanistan, and a significant minority group in Pakistan, mostly in Quetta, as well as in Iran. They speak the Dari and Hazaragi dialects of Persian. Dari is one of the two official languages in Afghanistan.
Hazaras are considered to be one of the most persecuted groups in Afghanistan, and their persecution has occurred various times across previous decades.
The etymology of the word "Hazara" still remains disputed, but some have differing opinions on the term.
Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire in the early 16th century, records the name "Hazara" in Baburnama. He has mentioned "Hazara" as "Turkoman Hazaras" several times in Baburnama.
Historian Abdul Hai Habibi considers the word "Hazara" ( هزاره) to be very old, and it is derived from "Hazala" ( هزاله), which has changed to "Hazara" over time and has meant "good-hearted".
It is one of the popular believes that in the in ancient times, because of Hazaras high population, they were called "Hazara" ( هزاره), which the name Hazara derives from the Persian word "Hazar" ( هزار) meaning "thousand" and it is a metaphor for a population of over thousand.
It is said that the name "Hazara" ( هزاره) derives from the Persian word "Hazar" ( هزار) meaning "thousand". It may be the translation of the Mongolic word (), a military unit of 1,000 soldiers at the time of Genghis Khan. The term could have been substituted for the Mongolic word and stands for the group of people, while the Hazara people in their native language call themselves "Azra" ( آزره) or ( ازره).
Despite being one of the principal population elements of Afghanistan, the origins of the Hazara people have not been fully reconstructed.
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