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Muhammad Sher Khan Babi

18th century · 18th century · Also known as Bahadur Khanji I

Muhammad Sher Khan Babi was the founder of the princely state of Junagadh in Kathiawar, India. An officer of Pathan descent in the Mughal administration of Gujarat, he declared himself independent at Junagadh in 1748 as Mughal power collapsed, taking the name Bahadur Khanji. His Babi dynasty ruled Junagadh until 1948.

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Junagadh State

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