Who are the probable descendants of the Alani and...

From: Downshifter Desi (worrylesswarrior_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 01/29/05 

Date: 28 Jan 2005 22:10:04 -0800

Who are the probable descendants of the:
1. Alani
2. Sarmatians
3. Scythians
4. Huns
5. White Hunds
6. Indo-Scythians
7. Kushanas
8. Indo-Greeks from Alexander's incursions to India
9. Mughals

Here are my best guesses:
1. I read that the Alani invaded/migrated to western Europe and served
as mercenaries thousands of years ago. They were the proto-Ossetians,
who speak a North Eastern Iranian language. Therefore, the descendants
of the Alani are the Ossetians.
2. No clue. My guess is that the Sarmatian's descendants are probably
living in Turkmenistan these days, but they don't speak an Iranian
language. Instead, they speak a Turkic language of Turkmenistan.
3. I believe that the term "Scythian" is a generic term for nomadic
horseman with a similar way of life (warring, horses, etc.). This is
where I need your help. My guess would be the present day nomads of
Central Asia and Mongolia.
4. I'm beginning to think that the term "Scythian" and "Hun" are used
interchangeably. Help me here as well.
5. My guess is that the White Huns were the Caucasoid ethnicity of the
Scythians. They would resemble Armenians/Kurds/Iranians. No clue who
their descendants are.
6. No clue who their descendants are. I don't know anything about the
original Indo-Scyths. I have no clue what their language, religion, or
time frames of these people. I heard that Jatts and Rajputs were
Indo-Scythians. However, I've also heard that they are also White
Huns, and also Aryans. Basically, I don't know how to approach this,
since the Jatts/Rajputs have not retained anything from their alleged
sources.
7. No clue who their descendants are.
8. No clue who their descendants are.
9. Maybe some of the slightly Oriental featured people of Northern
India and Pakistan. These people are Muslims. Abida Parveen, Qawalli
singer from Pakistan, is an example of a Orientaled featured person
from the Subcontinent. I've met quite a few Indo-Pakistanis who have
slightly Mongoloid features. These are the probably descendatns of the
Mughals, in my opinion.

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