Pashtuns vs Genghis khan's Mongols

[Ali_Syed]

Re: Pashtuns vs Genghis khan’s Mongols

@marwati

All the indo-aryans from stretching from punjab to bengal once migrated from central asia if history of aryan invasion is to be believed. I believe jats have indo-aryan/hindu roots rather than indo-iranian (scythians were eastern iranian people). If jats are scythians then why they are not considered indo-iranians?
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Indo-Aryan origin of Jats - Jatland Wiki
Origin of Jat people from Shiva’s Locks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Indo-Scythians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I think Jats are not called Indo Iranians as they are living across the Indus for a lot longer, and speak Indic languages. In the rural areas of Punjab even the kakkay zais speak Punjabi now. I do not see Punjabi as a race, anyone living in Punjab is a Punjabi. Multiculturalism being propagated in the world these days has been practiced in Punjab and Sindh through out history.

This is the crux (regarding Jats) that I gathered from Ahmed Dani’s book on Pakistan’s history:

@Ali_Syed

Scythians are the people who spread over Central Asia and gave rise to a geographical name Sakastan or Seistan. From here they migrated to Sindh and gave it the name of Scythia, from Sindh they moved to Indian Gujarat and ruled for four hundred years. Originally Scythians lived in Kazakhastan where Alexander tried to stop them beyond Jaxartes river. A large number of graves(of Alexander’s army) have been discovered in Eastern Kazakhastan. Scythians appear to be the ancestors of modern Kazakhs. One of the most important allied tribe was Jats which are spread in Punjab and Sindh. Just like Scythians they came from region of Jetisar (Eastern Kazakhastan). The political influence of Scythians increased in the first half of the 1st century BC. Scythians converted to Buddhism as depicted by rock carvings in Chilas, Gilgit. The Scythian presence can be witnessed in Taxila, other places in Punjab and Sindh. Scythians were followed by Parthians (from North Eastern Iran) who rebuilt the city of Taxila (at Sirkap).

You can visit the thread here. http://www.paklinks.com/gs/indo-pak-history/610455-history-of-pakistan.html