Khorasanee Family History & Genealogy

History

Khorasan exists before Islam in the region of Khorasan which was till some ages until the name was altered. Khorasan was founded in 3AD.

Name Origin

The people of Khorasan, the inhibitant of khorasan call themselves khorasanee or khurasani/khurassani

Spellings & Pronunciations

Khorasanee also spelled as khurasani/khurassani

Nationality & Ethnicity

"In pre-Islamic and early Islamic times, the term "Khurassan","Khorasan" frequently had a much wider denotation, covering also parts of Central Asia and Afghanistan; early Islamic usage often regarded everywhere east of western Persia, sc. Djibal or what was subsequently termed 'Irak 'Adjami, as being included in a vast and ill-defined region of Khurasan, which might even extend to the Indus Valley and Sind."[2] Before Islamization of the region, the inhabitants of Khorasan had mostly practiced Zoroastrianism, but there were also followers of Buddhism and other religions.


The historical region and realm comprising a vast territory now lying in northeastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, and northern Afghanistan. The historical region extended, along the north, from the Amu Darya (Oxus River) in Afghanistan, westward to the Caspian Sea and, along the south, from the fringes of the central Iranian deserts eastward to the mountains of central Afghanistan. Arab geographers even spoke of its extending to the boundaries of India.

Famous People named Khorasanee

Dr. ShafeeUllah Shah Khorasanee
Alizeh Khorasanee
Neha Khorasanee

Early Khorasanees

These are the earliest records we have of the Khorasanee family.