Baloristan
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Baloristan was a historical region in the north of Pakistan.[1][not in citation given]
Etymology
Balors means "highlanders", and it is believed to have come from "Bala" meaning high or upper. Thus, it means land of highlanders.[2][not in citation given]
History
Historically, the Baltistan region was called "Great Bolor" and Dardistan, and parts of Brooshal (e.g. Gilgit Valley) were called "Little Bolor." Great Boloristan is known to have sent ambassadors to the Chinese court. The Mons, an Indo-Aryan group, made the region a hub of Buddhism.[3]
Chinese historian Faxian mentioned it as Pololo or Palolo, Tibetans called it Nang-khod, and Arab historians mentioned it as Baloristan. Moreover, Theodre Foster in his The London Quarterly Review has stated that to Muslim geographers the name of the region was not known, and use of the name in very rare cases is found.[4] Phunchok Stobdan says a Mughal historian called it Tibet-i-Khurd.[5][page needed] The people of this region, though belonging to various ethnicities, have historically been referred to as Balors, which means the highlanders or mountain people, a reference to the high altitudes prevalent in this area. An alternative theory links the name to a mythic ancient king called Bolor Shah, who had first united the region and from whom local rulers in turn often claimed descent.[6][7]
Religious Scriptures
Hindu holy scripture Mahabharata mentions Patola as a "land of daradas", narrates the epic journey of Arjuna along the river Indus and his visit to the kingdom of Gilgit during his military campaign to collect tribute for King Yudhisthira’s Rajasuya sacrifice.
See also
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2017-10-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Minahan, James B. (2012). Ethnic groups of South Asia and the Pacific : an encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-59884-659-1. Search this book on
- ↑ https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_last_colony/IngMAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Baloristan+buddhist&dq=Baloristan+buddhist&printsec=frontcover
- ↑ Foster, Theodore (1866). "The London Quarterly Review". Leonard Scott. Missing or empty
|url=(help) - ↑ Tikoo, Tej K. Kashmir: Its Aborgines and Its Exodus. Lancer LLC. Search this book on
- ↑ Amanullah Khan (1999), Gilgit Baltistan, a Disputed Territory Or a Fossil of Intrigues?, retrieved 2009-01-24,
... Princes of Gilgit-Baltistan assumed to be descendants of Bolor Shah ...
- ↑ "Seminar demands independent Bolor state", Daily Times, 2005-03-03, retrieved 2009-01-24,
Speakers from the Northern Areas (Gilgit-Baltistan) demanded an independent Bolor state at a seminar ‘Great Bolor State and Kashmir Issue’ at the Rawalpindi Press Club on Sunday.
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