50.14/8 Portrait of Malik Ambar, inscribed in Devanagari, 'Malik Ambar', Ahmadnagar, (Bombay district), Maharashtra, ...

Abyssinian slave born in Harar, sold as a child by his parents due to poverty; he created an independent army that had up to 1500 men in the Deccan region of India and was hired by many local kings. He eventually rose to become a very popular Chief Vizier or Prime Minister of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate, showing his administrative acumen in various fields. Pioneer in Guerilla warfare. Carried out a systematic revenue settlement of major portions of the Deccan, which formed the basis for many subsequent settlements. figure of veneration to the Siddis of Gujarat. He humbled the might of the Mughals and Adil Shah of Bijapur and raised the falling status of the Nizam Shah. by Hashim during the reign of Shah Jahan;