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Malik
Ambar (1548
–
13
May
1626)
was
a Siddi military
leader,
who
served
as
the (Prime
Minister)
of
the Ahmadnagar
Sultanate in
the Deccan region
of
India.
Portrait
of
Malik
Ambar
by
Mughal
court
artist
in
1620
Birth
name
Wako
Chapu
Born1548
HararDied11
May
1626
(aged 77–78)
Khuldabad, Ahmadnagar
Sultanate
(Modern
day Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India)Buried
Khuldabad, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
AllegianceNizam
Shah
of
AhmednagarSpouse(s)Bibi
KarimaChildrenFateh
Khan
Changiz
Khan
Born
in
the Adal
Sultunate,
in
present-day
Ethiopia,
Malik
was
sold
by
a
slave
merchant
and
brought
to
India
as
a
slave.
While
in
India
he
created
a
mercenary
force
numbering
greater
than
50,000
men.
It
was
based
in
the
Deccan
region
and
was
hired
by
local
kings.
Malik
became
a
popular
Prime
Minister
of
the Ahmadnagar
Sultanate,
showing
administrative
acumen. He
is
also
regarded
as
a
pioneer
in guerrilla
warfare in
the
region.
He
is
credited
with
carrying
out
a revenue
settlement of
much
of
the
Deccan,
which
formed
the
basis
for
subsequent
settlements.
He
is
a
figure
of
veneration
to
the Siddis of Gujarat.
He
humbled
the
might
of
the Mughals and Adil
Shahs
of
Bijapur and
raised
the
low
status
of
the
Nizam
Shah.
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