[2] The Babai community, originally of Afghan descent, largely resides in India and some parts of Pakistan.

The Babai are a tribe of Pashtuns that originate in the Kalat region of the Zabul Province in southeastern Afghanistan.

Bahadur Khanji Babi, son of Usman Khan, migrated to India and entered service under the Mughals.

While the Marathas were successful in establishing control over all of Gujarat, the Babis retained sovereignty of the princely states of Junagadh, Radhanpur, Balasinor, Manavadar, Bantva, and Sardargadh.

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 Shaikhs and Sunni Bohras.