Babuzai (Pashtun tribe)

Babuzai (also spelled: Babozai) (Pashto: بابوزي) is a Pashtun tribe, and a subtribe of the Yousafzai tribe.

History

Babuzai is named after Babu (often called "Baizai"). There is a tradition among Pashtuns that they name the tribe after the name of that person from whom the clan or tribe has been initiated, the descendants are named after their first ancestor. For instance, Babu is the name of a person, his descendants until now are called Babuzai.

See also

• Khalil (Pashtun tribe)
• Qais Abdur Rashid

References

Further reading

• Ewans Martin, (2002) Afghanistan: a short history of its people and politics: Publisher Perennial
• Romano, Amy (2003). A Historical Atlas of Afghanistan. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 28. . Retrieved 2010-10-17.
• Khan, Roshan (1986). YÅ«sufzaʼī qaum kÄ« sarguzasht. Karachi: Roshan Khan and Company.
• Khan, Roshan (1983). Malika-e Swat, 1st Edition, 1983: Roshan Khan and Company.
• Tawarikh-e Hafiz Rehmat Khani, 3rd Edition, 1977, Peshawar Pushtu Academy, Peshawar University.
• Afghano ki Nasli Tarikh, 1st Edition, 1981, Karachi Roshan Khan and Company.
• Baba-ye Qaum Sheikhmali (RA), 1st Edition, 1985, Roshan Khan and Company, Phool Chowk, Karachi, Pakistan.
• Haravi Nimat Allah, History of the Afghans, Translated: S. M. Imamuddin, Dhaka, 1960