Afghanistan: 'Group of Hazara Chiefs', photograph by John Burke (1843-1900), c. 1879-1880

Hazara are a Persian-speaking people who mainly live in central Afghanistan and Pakistan. They are overwhelmingly Twelver Shia Muslims and make up the third largest ethnic group in Afghanistan, forming about 20% of the total population.

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John Burke (1843-1900)

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