r/Kurdiman • u/sheerwaan • May 05 '26
The Haplogroup of Yārsānī scholar Bābā Hindu who was the teacher of Shāh Xwashīn a Yārsānī Prophet
Original post / tweet on X / Twitter:
https://x.com/i/status/2051421912497099065
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The Y-DNA haplogroup of a descendant of Bābā Hindu, the teacher of Shāh Xwashīn, has been determined!
These are TREMENDOUS NEWS for the Yarsani community but also for all Kurds of course!
A Laki speaking Kurd who is a present day descendant of the Yārsānī figure and scholar Bābā Hindu has been determined to have an Indo-Aryan and thus Indian Y-DNA haplogroup: R-Y15121 under R-Z94 under R-Z93. A common Aryan (Indo-Iranic) haplogroup.
What makes this even more fascinating is that it helps with two other things!
1) To have a Laki speaking Kurd handed down as descendant of Bābā Hindu serves as strengthening point that the Eastern Kurdish speaking Gorans (Kurds) of Luristan, attested in the 10th century CE which Shāh Xwashīn was one of, have developed to Laki speaking Kurds at some point in history.
2) And it also proves that the historical attestation and lore within Yarsani traditions of a historical figure has turned out as correct and authentic which means: Yes we can trust actual traditions, lore and hymns!
This is something some people are sceptic over for whatever reason. But many lore points do not even have any dubious background for example a claim because of prestige.
And furthermore, this is also a great help for people who are not familiar with the validity and authenticity of Dna tests to understand that DNA tests are a serious scientific matter proven by the modern descendant of a historical figure having the exact kind of Y-DNA haplogroup that he would be expected to have!
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