Babi (title)
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Babi enters in various Indian titles.
- KhanKhan (title)Khan is an originally Altaic and subsequently Central Asian title for a sovereign or military ruler, widely used by medieval nomadic Turko-Mongol tribes living to the north of China. 'Khan' is also seen as a title in the Xianbei confederation for their chief between 283 and 289...
SahibSahibSahib is an Urdu term which literally translates to "Owner" or "Proprietor". The primary Arabic meaning of Sahib is "associate, companion, comrade, friend" though it also includes "Sahib is an Urdu term which literally translates to "Owner" or "Proprietor". The primary Arabic meaning of Sahib...
Shri Babi: the title of the ruler of the Indian princely statePrincely stateA Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...
of Bantva-Manavadar state (founded in 1760) which in September 1947 acceded to Pakistan, but on 15 February 1948 rescinded accession to Pakistan, to accede to India; the dynasty is called Babi. - NawabNawabA Nawab or Nawaab is an honorific title given to Muslim rulers of princely states in South Asia. It is the Muslim equivalent of the term "maharaja" that was granted to Hindu rulers....
Babi: the title of the ruler of the Indian princely state of BalasinorBalasinorBalasinor is a town located in the Kheda district, in Gujarat, India. Formerly a princely state of the Babi dynasty, it was created in 28 Sep 1758 out of the Junagadh Babis...
; the dynasty is called Babi DynastyBabi DynastyThe Babi dynasty was founded in 1735 by Muhammed Sher Khan Babi . Nawabs of this dynasty went on to rule over Junagadh in modern Gujarat, from the 18th century until Indian independence in 1947....
- Babi was also the name of the only ruling dynasty (title Nawab) in the salute stateSalute stateA Salute state was a princely state in India during the time of British rule which had been granted a gun salute by the British Crown ; i.e., the protocollary privilege for its ruler to be greeted - originally by Royal Navy ships, later also on land - with a number of gun shots, as recognition of...
of RadhanpurRadhanpurRadhanpur is a city and a municipality in Patan district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Origin of name:According to the tradition, the city is named after Radhan Khan, a descendant of Fateh Khan Baloch...
, where for generations Bahadur Babi followed the ruler's personal name - The same dynasty finally ruled JunagadhJunagadhJunagadh is the headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The city is the 7th largest in Gujarat. The city is located at the foot of the Girnar hills, 355 km south west of state capital Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad. The city is in western India. Literally translated,...
, but there Babi was rarely part f the name, and never of the title of the ruling Nawab Saheb