The Zoroastrians of Persia (modern-day Iran) fled to avoid forceful conversion by the Islamic invaders and landed in Sanjan, a port in Gujarat by sea (Valsad, present day name). This was following the fall of the Sassanid Empire, to seek refuge in India. Because of the language barrier, King Jadi Rana, the then ruler of Sanjan, …

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