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Alexander the Great Descendants visiting their homeland - update PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 10 July 2008

Prince Mir Gazanfar Ali Khan with his wife Rani Atika, direct descendants of Alexander the Macedonian, are visiting Macedonia tomorrow afternoon.

Prince Mir, born in 1976, with his delegation will arrive on Skopje's Airport "Alexander the Great", where a special ceremony awaits, organized by Macedonian Authorities.
Next week, on Thursday, there will be a special liturgy at St Kliment Ohridski dedicated to the visit. During their stay, the delegation will visit all the beautiful spots throughout Macedonia. They will go to Ohrid, Prilep, Bitola, Lazaropole, Gari, Vevcani, as well they will be special guests at the world famous Galicnik Wedding. The Macedonian Huns have brought their own Historian who will record everything. They will meet the entire Macedonian Government, and a day before their return, a special 'happening' will be organized in downtown Skopje, where Macedonians will have the chance to meet their distant brothers.
Who are our guests? It's the Prince and the Princess of the Huns,  Macedonian tribe living at the base of the Himalayas in Pakistan.
They are direct descendants of part of Alexander's the Great Army, who not able to continue their conquering with him, decided to stay and live in the area. For the first time, ordinary Macedonians heard of the Huns in 2005 when journalist Marina Dojcinovska reported about the life of these people and the eery similarities between them and the Macedonians in the Balkans. The similarities were noticed in the traditional clothing (the clothing motifs and needing lines were the same), the way they built wooden tools used in every day life, the shapes and way their houses were built shows these are the same people who have been apart for 23 centuries.
Macedonian Huns in Pakistan are one, if not the only tribe in Pakistan whose literacy rate is one hundred percent. Princess Ganier Alika owns a five star hotel in Pakistan. 
Their number is around 50,000 and live on a land which in effect is principality, governed by a Prince whose title is Mir (which means "Peace" in Macedonian). He is the political and spiritual leader. 
The Huns also speak their own language called "Buruseski". Macedonian linguist Ilija Casule who has researched the language for 12 years says the Buruseski is directly derived from the language of the Brigite. Macedonian Huns in Pakistan are the only people in the world to speak this Antic language. The Brigite are the nucleus of the Antic Macedonians, and the nucleus of the Macedonian Phalanx.
"The Macedonian Huns that are coming here are direct descendants of the famous Macedonian Tribe Brigite, which together with the Mijaci (the Macedonian people referred to in the Radika Valley) were the main punching force for the Phalanx in all of their battles. These people are large, tall, mountain people. After 23 centuries, we still refer to the Macedonians in the mountains regions of Mavrovo, and Radika valley as Mijaci, and if you visit you will see why", concluded Ilija.
After 23 centuries, their dream has finally come true. They will set food on Macedonian land, where they came from.
"This is a historic moment for Alexander's descendants, but for Macedonia as well. The nephews for those who fought for the greatness of the Macedonian kingdom and unifying the then known world, will pay a visit to Macedonia. We will meet our brothers, separated from Macedonia for 2,3000 years" - say representatives of the Macedonian Institute 16.9, organizers of the welcoming ceremony for Prince Mir's Delegation.





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