Shin is a pre-Islamic tribe from the Hindu Kush.
Shin is a tribe spread throughout the Indus Valley in Kohistan, extending as far North as Baltistan. The part of the Indus Valley below Gor to the Afghan border near Ghorband is called Shinkari and its Southernmost part is home to the purest Shin community known. The name Shin-kari still exists in Pakhli, and the Shin-kari family's original home may have been in that valley. The Shins form the majority of the population in Gor, Chilas, Tangir, the Indus Valley below Sazin, and the upper part of the Gilgit Valley above Ponyal.[1]
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| “ | 'Of the Shin names a great number have the suffix of Sing, which is retained in spite of the conversion of the people to Mohommedanism . These named are never found among the purely Boorish population of Hunza and Nager , but it is to be noted that the Suffix Sing is found among the earlier Makpon Kings of Iskardo .[2] | ” |
Shin Names Men
| Moosing | Hubba Sing | Ram Sing |
|---|---|---|
| Kummosing | Gissing | Poonyar Sing |
| MelSing | Chumar Sing | Singoo |
| Dem Sing | Boonyal Sing | Dingoo |
| Hinnasing | Gelsing |
.[3]
Shin Names Women
| Sheli Bai | Sookoomull | Rozi Bai |
|---|---|---|
| Shubibi | Bibi | Shermull |
| Shoosha Bai | Bai |
.[4]
Chili :Marks commencement of wheat sowing and which had years ago a further connection with the worship of the Cedar, now in the main dropped .[5]
The Cedar is also sacred in Kafiristan.[6]