Ten Lost Tribes Ten Lost Tribes The ten lost tribes were the ten of the Twelve Tribes of Israel that were said to have been deported from the Kingdom of Israel after its conquest by the Neo-Assyrian Empire circa 722 BCE. These are the tribes of Reuben, Simeon, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Manasseh and Ephraim. Claims of descent from the "lost" tribes have been proposed in relation to many groups, and some religions espouse a messianic view that the tribes will return. In the 7th and 8th centuries CE, the return of the lost tribes was associated with the concept of
Theory of Kashmiri descent from lost tribes of Israel are of Indo-Aryan descent while the Jews are of Semitic descent. The theory is essentially based on the purported similarities between Kashmir place names and Hebrew words and phrases. The name "Kashmir" locally known as kasher itself is said to be based on the Hebrew word "Kashir" (), "like Syria". The Kashmir valley, said to be the dwelling place of the Ten Lost Tribes, is called "Bagh-I-Suleman" (Garden of Solomon) in local parlance. The connection between Kashmir and ancient Israel is strengthened further by such Kashmiri place names as "Tomb of Moses" and "Throne of Solomon". There is also a