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Zusatztext While the story of Malik Ambar's fascinating life is a key to understanding major cultural and political exchanges across the Indian Ocean, it is also the moving and inspiring tale of an African boy who grows up to become an Indian king. This succinct biography by Omar H. Ali allows the reader to plunge into the cosmopolitan world of the Deccan courts, where Abyssinian slaves and noblemen played an important role in political and military affairs. Ambar's talents, which extended from warfare to diplomacy, placed him at the center of events that shaped the seventeenth century. This book adds new perspectives to his early life and to the complex forces that took him across the Indian Ocean, and offers fresh insight into how he found his place in India. Informationen zum Autor Omar H. Ali is Associate Professor of Comparative African Diaspora History and Interim Dean of Lloyd International Honors College at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is the author of several books, including the forthcoming Islam in the Indian Ocean World: A Brief History with Documents (2016). Klappentext Part of The World in A Life 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. Zusammenfassung Part of The World in A Life 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations List of Maps Cast of Characters Acknowedgements About the Author Introduction Chapter 1. Oromo, Abyssinia, and War Chapter 2. Mocha, Baghdad, and Beyond Chapter 3. The Deccan and Military Slavery Chapter 4. Ahmednagar and 'Fidelity to Salt' Chapter 5. Rebels, Regency, and Race Chapter 6. Bargi-Giri, Diplomacy, and Defense Chapter 7. The People and the Battle of Bhatvadi Chapter 8. Justice, Land Reform, and Legacy Chapter 9: Abyssinian Defender of the Deccan Timeline Primary Source Excerpts and Study Questions Further Reading Notes Credits Index ...
