Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Dear Friends! I have told on a number of occasions that people with the surname of Suri have origins in ancient Syria. After all, Sur is the old name for Syria. Is there any truth in this supposition? There are many Indian surnames, particularly in areas in the west of the country, that appear to have links to ethnic groups originating in regions well to the west of India. Has anyone done any studies in this area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 SURI > suristan: Syria. a suri, fem. suriyat, suriya, external, apparent; pertaining to the face, facial; a native of Tyre. see http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/ http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/steingass/ troy dean harris _______________________ INDOLOGY, nauman aziz <yogiiiibeer> wrote: > I would not be surprised if the roots of the afghan > tribe SUR are one day proven to be originally from > syria, as there are also other theories of one lost > jewish tribe finding their way to the north west > frontier, so the history of the area is quite old. > > the north west frontier was also visited by the > Prophet Zulqarnain according to one theory, who helped > the local tribes in building a big iron gate for their > defense aganist the mongol tribes. one chinese > traveller does tell of coming across one such iron > gate near the city of summarkand during his travels.. > > But the ancestry question might be answered in a > couple of years by the human genome project started by > the national geographic, in which you can apply for a > kit through which you send in your DNA sample to them. > They will send you the results of your lineage and > keep updating your profile as more and more people > participate in the project. > > > peace. > > > --- Jamal Jafri <jamaljafri> wrote: > > > Thanks for the information on Suris. > > > > The Indian Suris I was referring to are Punjabi > > Hindu Khatris > > (Kshatriya in Hindi) and have presumably been in the > > Punjab for lot > > longer than the Afghan Surs you talked about? > > > > Does the Sur clan name predate the time these Afghan > > became Muslims? > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Jamal > > > > INDOLOGY, nauman aziz > > <yogiiiibeer> wrote: > > > greetings, > > > > > > Many from the afghan tribe of Sur migrated to > > India as > > > did the grandfather of the most well known of the > > > Suris > > > > > > Sher Shah Suri ,the chap who later built the GT > > road > > > from Kabul to Dehli, his invincible fort in > > Rohtaas, > > > punjab, pakistan is a wonder worth checking out... > > > > > > > > His grandfather, Ibrahim, an Afghan of the Sur > > tribe, > > > lived near Peshawar and his father's name was > > Hasan. > > > Ibrahim migrated with his son to the east in quest > > of > > > military service in the early part of Buhlul > > Lodi's > > > reign and both first entered the service of > > Mahabat > > > Khan Sur, jagirdar of the paraganas of Hariana and > > > Bakhala in the Punjab, and settled in the paragana > > of > > > Bajwara or Bejoura. > > > > > > So the people you refer to in india might as well > > be > > > afghans of the SUR tribe. > > > > > > peace. > > > > > > --- Jamal Jafri <jamaljafri> wrote: > > > > > > > Dear Friends! > > > > > > > > I have told on a number of occasions that people > > > > with the surname of > > > > Suri have origins in ancient Syria. After all, > > Sur > > > > is the old name > > > > for Syria. Is there any truth in this > > supposition? > > > > > > > > There are many Indian surnames, particularly in > > > > areas in the west of > > > > the country, that appear to have links to ethnic > > > > groups originating > > > > in regions well to the west of India. Has anyone > > > > done any studies in > > > > this area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 I'm skeptical of the National Geographic project, having paid them my $100 and received back the information that I am descended from Cro-Magnan man, circa 12,000 BC, in the area of sw France, nw Spain, or England. Not very useful if it does not do anything later than that. David S. - nauman aziz INDOLOGY Sunday, October 02, 2005 10:55 AM Re: [Y-Indology] Surname "Suri"---originally from Syria? But the ancestry question might be answered in a couple of years by the human genome project started by the national geographic, in which you can apply for a kit through which you send in your DNA sample to them. They will send you the results of your lineage and keep updating your profile as more and more people participate in the project. peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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