Babu (title)

Babu is a historical title of royalty and nobility used by rulers and chieftains of Bhumihar caste in the Indian subcontinent.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is similar to the European title of Duke (prince or chief) of a region.

^ Prasad, Jagdish, ed. (1929). Manual Of Titles United Provinces Of Agra & Oudh. Allahabad.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Impey, W.H.L., ed. (1889). Manual of Titles for Oudh: Showing All Holders of Hereditary and Personal Titles in the Province. Printed at the Government Press, North-Western Provinces and Oudh.
^ Lorimer, John Gordon (1970). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, ʻOmān, and Central Arabia: Historical. 4 v. Gregg.

[1] Prasad, Jagdish, ed. (1929). Manual Of Titles United Provinces Of Agra & Oudh. Allahabad.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[2] Impey, W.H.L., ed. (1889). Manual of Titles for Oudh: Showing All Holders of Hereditary and Personal Titles in the Province. Printed at the Government Press, North-Western Provinces and Oudh.

[3] Lorimer, John Gordon (1970). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, ʻOmān, and Central Arabia: Historical. 4 v. Gregg.

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