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The Siddis: the Descendants of Black Slaves Taken to India
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One more thing, if you wonder why Ethiopians/Somalis etc look different from most Africans the Siddis is the answer to your question. We've been trading with all types of civilizations for centuries before Rome or Greece was in the picture. Our contact with Indians, Chinese, and Persians is part of what gave us our distinct look, the trade of ivory, skins, and incense always been booming so these people practically settled down and started families while others go to and fro. A lot of our customs and food is similar to Indians because we came to share cultures and goods alike.
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Siddi - Wikipedia
Genetically The Siddis are a mix of SSA and South Asian.
Here's a Genetics study discussing the Siddis of Karnataka, Gujarat, and in some parts of Andhra Pradesh
^ This pic above shows where the Siddis plot in terms of the Genetics of different populations/ethnic groups.
As you can see on the bar graph Siddi men tend to have more SSA Y-DNA Haplogroups while Siddi women tend to have more Non SSA Mt-Dna Haplogroups (Mainly South Asian)
^ This pic above shows Y-Chromosomal and mtDNA Haplogroups in Siddis
Y-chromosomal haplogroup frequencies in the populations analyzed. Abbreviations are as follows: SG, Siddis from Gujarat; CH, Charan; BH, Bharwad; SK, Siddis from Karnataka; MD, Medar; GV, Gram Vokkal; KR, Korova; and KV, Kare Vokkal. The African-specific B and E1b1a haplogroups in India were found exclusively among the Siddi population.
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Good post.
