Malik Amber (1548-1626)
He was an African slave-turned warrior hailing from Ethiopia. Born in 1548 in southern Ethiopia’s Khambata region, Ambar is believed to have been associated with the Oromo tribe. Ambar was amongst one of a thousand other ‘Habshi’ (a term used to refer to members of various ethnic communities from the Abyssinian highlands) purchased by Chengiz Khan, when fate brought him to the Deccan.
Contribution/Initiative
- Architect of Aurangabad: A hamlet called ‘Khirki'(now Aurangabad) was totally transformed by Malik Ambar who revived the Nizam Shahi dynasty of Ahmednagar and transferred his military base to Aurangabad which he named after his son as ....
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