Babak

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Babak (Persian: بابک ) is a common Persian male name. It is the modern form of its Pahlavi root, Papak (Persian: پاپک ), consisting of the words Papa ("father") and the suffix -k ("young", "little"), thus meaning "Young father". In Dehkhoda Dictionary it is also defined as "honest" and "loyal". An alternate spelling is Bobak. Two famous historical figures named Babak are:

• Babak Khorramdin (eighth century), the leader of Khurramites movement who fought against the Abbasid Caliphate.
• Babak, father of Ardashir I of Persia (Ardashir Papakan (Babakan) (third Century), the founder of the Sassanid Empire.

Babak may also refer to:

• Babak (given name)
• Babak Castle
• Shahr-e-Babak in Kerman Province

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