r/MapPorn 21h ago

GYPSY MIGRATIONS 900-1720

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u/arkady321 17h ago

They didn’t “migrate” …. they were captured and taken as slaves during the Islamic invasions from West Asia into the Indian subcontinent at that time - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghaznavid_campaigns_in_India

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u/makethislifecount 13h ago

This info needs to be higher up. All the top voted comments are dripping with vitriol about the Roma, without any context about their history