Bibliograph

Malik Ambar, power and slavery across the Indian Ocean, Omar H. Ali

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Malik Ambar, power and slavery across the Indian Ocean, Omar H. Ali

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-132) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Malik Ambar

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

910424138

Responsibility statement

Omar H. Ali

Series statement

The World in a Life

Sub title

power and slavery across the Indian Ocean

Summary

Part of The World in aLife series, this brief, inexpensive text provides insight into the life of slave soldier Malik Ambar. Malik Ambar: Power and Slavery across the Indian Ocean offers a rare look at an individual who began in obscurity in eastern Africa and reached the highest levels of South Asian political and military affairs in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Ambar's rise from slavery in East Africa to ruler in South Asia sheds light on the diverse mix of people, products, and practices that shaped the Indian Ocean world during the early modern period. Originally from Ethiopia--historically called Abyssinia--Ambar is best known for having defended the Deccan from being occupied by the Mughals during the first quarter of the seventeenth century. His ingenuity as a military leader, his diplomatic skills, and his land-reform policies contributed to his success in keeping the Deccan free of Mughal imperial rule. --, Provided by publisher

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