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Babuzai is named after Babu (often called "Baizai"[citation needed]). 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 descendant are named after their first ancestor.[1] for instance, Babu is the name of a person, his descendant until now are called Babuzai.
^Glatzer, Bernt (2002). "The Pashtun Tribal System"(PDF). New Delhi: Concept Publishers. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2017-10-05. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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. ISBN0-8239-3863-8. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
Khan, Roshan (1986). Yūsufzaʼī qaum kī sarguzasht. Karachi: Roshan Khan and Company.
Khan, Roshan (1983). Malika-e Swat, 1st Edition, 1983: Roshan Khan and Company.