Who are the Baghdadi Jews?
In the late 1800s, Jews from Arab countries and Iran came to India. They are called “Baghdadi Jews.” There were a lot of ‘Baghdadi’ Jews who came from Baghdad, but there were also a lot of Jews who came from Syria, Iran, Yemen, and other places in Iraq. Often, these Jews are called “Iraqi Jews.” Israelis were called “Israel,” and “Yehudi” was the name of the Jews from Bene Israel.
The ‘Baghdadi’ came to India because of religious persecution in their home countries, and also because they wanted to do business there, so they came to India.
As soon as they arrived in India, most of the people called “Baghdadis” were big merchants and businessmen. They settled down at major commercial cities like Bombay and Calcutta, where they lived for a long time. During World War II, the “Baghdadis” lived in these two cities and also in Rangoon, the capital of Myanmar, which is now called Myanmar (formerly Burma and part of British India).
Source: https://www.geni.com/projects/Baghdadi-Trade-Diaspora-Jews-in-Calcutta/12492