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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian people of Pashtun origin}}<br />
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{{ethnic group|<br />
| group = Pashtun/Pathan or Afghan<br />
| image = Junagadh Nawab's and state officials, 19th century.jpg<br />
| caption = Junagadh Nawabs and state officials, 19th century<br />
| population = Unknown<br />
| popplace = India ([[Gujarat]]: [[Ahmedabad]], [[Kheda]], [[Bharuch]])<br />
| langs = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] • [[Pashto]] • [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] • [[Indian English|English]]<br />
| rels = [[Islam]]<br />
| related = [[Pathans in India|Pathans]] • [[Rohilla]] • [[Pathans of Uttar Pradesh]] • Pathans of Rajasthan • [[Pathan of Bihar]] • [[Pathans of Punjab]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Pathans of Gujarat''' are a group of [[Pashtuns]], who are settled across the region of [[Gujarat]] in western India. They now form a distinct community of Hindi speaking [[Muslims]]. They mainly speak [[Hindi]] with many [[Pashto]] loanwords, while a few elders in the community may still speak Pashto. Common tribes include [[Ghilji|Ghilzai]], [[Babi (title)|Babi]] or [[Babai (Pashtun tribe)]], [[Niazi]], [[Bangash]], [[Durrani]], [[Yousafzai]] among others.<ref name="autogenerated1115">People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1115–1125</ref><big>{{full citation needed|date=December 2023}}</big><br />
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==History and origin==<br />
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The Pathans arrived in [[Gujarat]] in the Middle Ages , as merchants and soldiers in the armies of various rulers of the region. It has been suggested that the earliest settlement of [[Pashtun people|Pashtuns]] was during the 14th century, when military colonies were established.<ref name=":0">Muslim Communities in Gujarat by Satish C Misra pages 108–109</ref><br />
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==The Babai State==<br />
The [[State of Junagadh]] or Junagarh was a princely state located in Gujarat. It had been ruled by the Muslim Babi dynasty since 1654, first by Nawab of Junagadh within the Maratha Confederacy and later by British India. This princely family was of the [[Babai (Pashtun tribe)|Babai]] Pashtun tribe.<br />
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== The '''Kabul-i''<nowiki/>' ==<br />
The term Kabuli literally means any inhabitant of the city of [[Kabul]] in [[Afghanistan]]. In Gujarat, the term was applied to any Pashtun who arrived in Gujarat during the 19th Century, the majority of whom were [[Ghilji|Ghilzais]]. Historically, the community were traders, buying horses from Kathiawar and selling them in Rajputana and Deccan. Though found across the region but mainly in Ahmedabad, they speak Hindi first as well as Gujarati. Some older members of the community can still speak Pashto. They form quite a distinct community.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Campbell |first=James M. |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.113335 |title=Gazetteer Of The Bombay Presidency Vol Ix Part Ii, Gujrat Population: Musalmans And Parsis |date=1899 |pages=13-14}}</ref><br />
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==Notable people==<br />
* [[Salim Durani|Salim Durrani]], Afghan born Indian cricketer <br />
* [[Parveen Babi]], Indian Actress and model<br />
* [[Irfan Pathan]], Indian former cricketer turned analyst.<br />
* [[Yusuf Pathan]], Brother of Irfan Pathan and former Indian cricketer.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Pashtun diaspora]]<br />
*[[Rohilla]]<br />
*[[Pathans of Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
*[[Pathans of Punjab]]<br />
*[[Khuda Gawah]] (''Popular depictions of Pashtuns in Indian cinema'')<br />
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==References==<br />
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