The Babai () is a
Pashtun
Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghans until 1964 after the ...
tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...
also known as Babi. Their traditional primary homeland is in
Qalat, Zabul, located in Southern
Afghanistan
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and
Kandahar
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, and expand across
Afghanistan
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,
Pakistan
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and
India
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.
The tribe speaks the most archaic and soft dialect Pashto language, referred to as Kandahari
Pashto dialect or the Southern Dialect.
Geographical distribution
Khan of Babai Tribe " Khan Abdul Aziz Khan descendants lives in Quetta, they have a very rich historical background and have a huge amount of land called
JO_e_Babai. جوئے باببئ in the central of Quetta.
The Rulers/Nawabs of the
Babi dynasty in India, belonged to the Babai tribe including the founder,
Sher Khan Babi.
See also
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Pashtun tribes
The Pashtun tribes (), are tribes of the Pashtun people, a large Eastern Iranian ethnic group who speak the Pashto language and follow Pashtunwali, the social code of conduct for Pashtuns. They are found primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan a ...
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Pathans of Gujarat
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List of Muslim dynasties
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Babi dynasty
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Nawab of Junagarh
Nawab of Junagarh or Junagadh refers to the now defunct ex-lineage of rulers of the princely Junagarh State in British Raj, nowadays Junagadh district in the state of Gujarat in India. There are still several forts and palaces in India which we ...
References
Ethnic groups in Zabul Province
Pashto-language surnames
Pakistani names
Pashtun tribes
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