What is Purigpa?
[[File:Ladakh1981-177.jpg|thumb|Purig girls in [[Kargil district|Kargil]].]] The '''Purig''' or '''Purigpa''' are a Tibetic people group from [[Ladakh]], [[India]], and [[Baltistan]], [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Purig|first=Rinchan|title=Purig Migration History - 1947|url=https://www.academia.edu/8954925}}</ref> They speak the [[Purgi language|Purig language]], which is closely related to other [[Tibeto-Burman languages|Tibetic languages]], especially [[Balti language]]. Most Purigpas are [[Shia Islam|Shia Muslims]], following the [[Twelvers|Twelver sect]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Religion Data of Census 2011: XXXIII JK-HP-ST|url=http://blog.cpsindia.org/2016/12/religion-data-of-census-2011-xxxiii-jk.html|access-date=2023-11-27|language=en-GB}}</ref> They became [[Muslims]] in the 15th and 16th centuries through preachers who came from [[Baltistan]]. Many Purigpas settled in the [[Kargil district|Kargil region]] during the rule of [[Balti people|Balti]] King [[Ali Senge Anchan|Gyalpo Ali Senge Anchan]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mQFuAAAAMAAJ&q=History+of+Baltistan|title=Baltistan in History|last=Afridi|first=Banat Gul|date=1988|publisher=Emjay Books International|language=en}}</ref> == Related pages == *[[Balti people]] *[[Ladakhi people]] *[[Purgi language|Purig language]] *[[Baltistan]] *[[Kargil District]] == References == {{reflist}} {{Ethnic groups in Pakistan}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Ethnic groups in Pakistan]] [[Category:Ethnic groups in India]] [[Category:Gilgit-Baltistan]]