Historical Dictionary of the Gypsies (Romanies) - Scarecrow Press
Historical Dictionary of the Gypsies (Romanies) - Scarecrow Press
Historical Dictionary of the Gypsies (Romanies) - Scarecrow Press
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Chronology <strong>of</strong> Gypsy History<br />
224–241 Persia: In <strong>the</strong> reign <strong>of</strong> Shah Ardashir, <strong>Gypsies</strong> first come<br />
from India to work.<br />
420–438 Persia: Bahram Gur, Shah <strong>of</strong> Persia, brings Gypsy musicians<br />
from India.<br />
661 Arab Empire: Indians (Zott) brought from India to Mesopotamia.<br />
669/670 Arab Empire: Caliph Muawiya deports <strong>Gypsies</strong> from Basra<br />
to Antioch on <strong>the</strong> Mediterranean coast.<br />
c. 710 Arab Empire: Caliph Walid resettles Zott from Mesopotamia<br />
to Antioch.<br />
720 Arab Empire: Caliph Yazid II sends still more Zott to Antioch.<br />
820 Arab Empire: Independent Zott state established in Mesopotamia.<br />
834 Arab Empire: Zott defeated by Arabs and many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m resettled<br />
in border town <strong>of</strong> Ainzarba.<br />
855 Arab Empire: Battle <strong>of</strong> Ainzarba fought. Greeks defeat <strong>the</strong> Arabs<br />
and take Zott soldiers and <strong>the</strong>ir families as prisoners to Byzantium.<br />
c. 1050 Byzantium: Acrobats and animal doctors active (called<br />
athingani) in Constantinople.<br />
1192 India: Battle <strong>of</strong> Terain fought. Last <strong>Gypsies</strong> leave for <strong>the</strong> west.<br />
1290 Greece: Gypsy shoemakers appear on Mount Athos.<br />
1322 Crete: Nomads reported on <strong>the</strong> island.<br />
1347 Byzantium: Black Death reaches Constantinople. <strong>Gypsies</strong><br />
move west again.<br />
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