<sod>Other smaller ethnic groups of Persians includes the [[Lari people (Iran)|Lari people of Larestan]] (who are mostly Sunni Muslims) and the [[Qizilbash]] of Afghanistan who are related to the Farsiwan and [[Azerbaijani people|Azerbaijanis]]. In the [[Caucasus]], the [[Tat people (Caucasus)|Tats]] are concentrated in [[Azerbaijan]], Armenia, and [[Russia]]n [[Dagestan]] and their origins are traced to [[Sassanids|Sassanid]] merchants who settled in the region. They speak a variant of Persian named [[Tat language (Caucasus)|Tat]] or Caucasian Persian. In the [[Indian subcontinent]] the [[Parsis]] are a distinct ethno-religious{{What?}} community that are descended from Persian (largely Khorasani) Zoroastrians. They are a [[Zoroastrian]] sect settled mainly in western India, centered around [[Gujarat]] and [[Mumbai]]. The [[Irani (India)|Iranis]], another small community in [[India]], are descended from more recent Persian Zoroastrian immigrants.<eod>
<sod>Other smaller ethnic groups of Persians includes the [[Lari people (Iran)|Lari people of Larestan]] (who are mostly Sunni Muslims) and the [[Qizilbash]] of Afghanistan who are related to the Farsiwan and [[Azerbaijani people|Azerbaijanis]]. In the [[Caucasus]], the [[Tat people (Caucasus)|Tats]] are concentrated in [[Azerbaijan]], Armenia, and [[Russia]]n [[Dagestan]] and their origins are traced to [[Sassanids|Sassanid]] merchants who settled in the region. They speak a variant of Persian named [[Tat language (Caucasus)|Tat]] or Caucasian Persian. In the [[Indian subcontinent]] the [[Parsis]] are a distinct ethno-religious{{What?|date=March 2016}} community that are descended from Persian (largely Khorasani) Zoroastrians. They are a [[Zoroastrian]] sect settled mainly in western India, centered around [[Gujarat]] and [[Mumbai]]. The [[Irani (India)|Iranis]], another small community in [[India]], are descended from more recent Persian Zoroastrian immigrants.<eod>