Which country do the Gypsies come from?

Gypsies are not from any country. Gypsies are distributed all over the world, especially in Europe.

There are approximately 12 million Gypsies around the world, most of whom live in Europe. The main places where Gypsies live are: the Balkan Peninsula, Central Europe, the United States, and the former Soviet Union and the Soviet Union. Roma people also live in Western Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.

The Roma population exceeds half a million in Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and the United States. Slovakia's Gypsies account for about 5%-6% of the total population, ranking first among countries in the world.

Gypsies have no concept of government and travel around the world, causing headaches for every government that encounters them. During the Yuan and Ming dynasties, some Gypsies came to our country from the Western Regions, and they chose their own land. They live in rural areas, do not engage in fixed production, and sometimes rob local areas. It is difficult for local governments to punish them. Local people often organize to resist their robberies, which leads to conflicts.

Ethnic History

The Roma people left present-day Iran around 1000 AD and traveled to Europe. The Roma people had arrived in the Balkan Peninsula in the 14th century, and by the 16th century they had spread throughout Europe, including Scotland, Sweden and other places. Others reached North Africa via Syria, and then crossed the Strait of Gibraltar to Spain. At the same time, there are still ethnic groups similar to the Roma living in northern India.

The reasons for the long-distance migration of the Roma people are still a mystery in history. Some scholars claim that the ancestors of the Roma were low-caste Hindus who were recruited into the mercenary army and promoted to the Kshatriya (warrior) caste. At the same time, they were sent to the west to resist the expansion of Islamic countries.

Other scholars say that after the Muslims conquered northern India, their captives became slaves and developed their own unique culture, becoming the precursors of the Roma people. But after arriving in the Middle East, why the Roma did not turn back to India, but continued forward and entered Europe, is still a mystery.