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[[File:Radhanpur State-CoA392.jpg|thumb|190px|Coat of arms of [[Radhanpur State]], one of the [[princely state]]s ruled by the Babi dynasty in [[British Raj|British India]].]]
The '''Babi dynasty'''<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-04-01|title=Babi royal family brings their cuisine to Ahmedabad|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/food-wine/babi-royal-family-brings-their-cuisine-to-ahmedabad-5653522/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402143021/https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/food-wine/babi-royal-family-brings-their-cuisine-to-ahmedabad-5653522/|archive-date=2019-04-02|access-date=2020-10-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> was a [[Babai (Pashtun tribe)|Babai]] [[Muslims|Muslim]] dynasty that formed the ruling [[Dynasty|royal houses]] of [[British Raj|British India]]'s [[princely state]]s. The Babai community, originally of [[Pashtuns|Pashtun]] descent, now largely resides in [[India]] and some parts of [[Pakistan]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=AfghanTribes|url=http://afghantribes.com/pashtun-tribes|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222155625/http://afghantribes.com/pashtun-tribes|archive-date=2015-12-22|access-date=2015-12-17|website=afghantribes.com}}</ref> The community traces its royal origins to the dynasty founded by Sherkhanji Babi in 1654, who was himself a ruler from the dynasty's founding until 1690.<ref>{{cite web |author=Henry Soszynski |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/j/junagadh.html |title=Junagadh |website=Members.iinet.net.au |date= |accessdate=2016-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520212059/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/j/junagadh.html |archive-date=2017-05-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The last [[Nawab]] of the [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British Indian]] princely state of [[Junagadh State|Junagadh]], Sir Muhammad Khanji, signed an [[Instrument of Accession]] and [[Annexation of Junagadh#Instrument of accession|acceded]] his princely state of Junagadh, as well as its [[vassal state]] of [[Bantva Manavadar]], to the [[Dominion of Pakistan]] after the [[Partition of India|Partition of British India]] in 1947. However, the [[Dominion of India]] did not recognize the accession and [[Annexation of Junagadh#Blockade and Indian annexation|annexed the princely state]] shortly afterwards.

==History==
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The Babi Tribe is a pashtun tribe which originates from eastern Afghanistan and western regions of Pakistan. Babi or [[Babai (Pashtun tribe)]] is son of Ghorghasht or Gharghashti.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afghantribes.com|title=Ghorghasht or Gharghashti|last=Babi|first=Babi|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317100025/http://afghantribes.com/|archive-date=2018-03-17|url-status=dead}}</ref> Babi Pathans claim to have arrived in [[Gujarat]] during the rule of [[Shah Jahan]]. After the collapse of the [[Mughal Empire]], the Babis were involved in a struggle with the [[Gaekwad dynasty]] of the [[Maratha Empire]] for control of [[Gujarat]]. While the [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]]s were successful in establishing control over all of [[Gujarat]], the Babis retained sovereignty of the [[princely states]] of [[Junagadh State|Junagadh]], [[Radhanpur State|Radhanpur]], [[Balasinor State|Balasinor]], [[Bantva Manavadar|Manavadar, Bantva, Pajod and Sardargadh]].

They came to India from [[Greater Khorasan|Khorasan]] under the leadership of Usman Khan, a follower of [[Mughal emperor]] [[Humayun]]. Bahadur Khanji Babi, son of Usman Khan, migrated to India and entered service under the Mughals. The hereditary title (Tribe) of Babi was conferred to him in 1554 from Emperor [[Humayun]], for "services against the Rana of [[Chittor]]". Sherkhanji Babi, founder of the [[Babi (title)|Babi]] dynasty in 1654, arrived in [[Kathiawar]] in the [[royal train|train]] of Prince [[Murad Baksh]], the Imperial Viceroy and son of [[Shah Jahan]].{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} Babi descendants are found throughout north [[Gujarat]] and [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]]. Iconic [[Bollywood]] actress [[Parveen Babi]] was of Babi lineage, but most contemporary Babis, barring those belonging to princely lineages, are in modest circumstances. Many are petty landowners, but there is marked urbanization among the Babi as well. Though the Babis observe a tradition of [[endogamy]], there are cases of marriages with the [[Chauhan]] and [[Behlim]] communities, and they accept daughters from the [[Gujarati Shaikh|Shaikhs]] and [[Sunni Bohra]]s.<ref>Muslim Communities in Gujarat by Satish C Misra pages 110-111</ref>

Members of this dynasty ruled over the [[princely state]]s of [[Junagadh State|Junagadh]], [[Radhanpur State|Radhanpur]] and [[Balasinor State|Balasinor]], as well as the small states of [[Bantva Manavadar]], [[Sardargarh Bantva|Pajod and Sardargarh]].

==Notable people==
*[[Parveen Babi]], [[Indian people|Indian]] film actress.
*[[Muhammad Dilawar Khanji]]: 14th [[Governor of Sindh]], [[Pakistan]].
* Muhammad Jehangir Khanji: Advisor to [[Chief Minister of Sindh|Chief Minister]], Sindh.
*[[Ruswa Majhalumi]], [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] [[Ghazal]] poet
*[[Ghulam Moinuddin Khanji]] of [[Bantva-Manavadar]]- India Capt Cricket, Hockey; President, Pakistan sports assn.

==See also==
* [[Pathans of Gujarat]]
*[[List of Sunni dynasties]]
* [[Nawab of Junagarh|Nawab of Junagadh]]
* [[Annexation of Junagadh]]
* [[Babai (Pashtun tribe)]]
* [[List of Pashtun empires and dynasties]]
* [[Bantva-Manavadar]]

== References ==
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[[Category:History of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Junagadh district]]
[[Category:History of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Indian royalty]]
[[Category:Pashtun dynasties]]
[[Category:Sunni dynasties]]

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