A different name occasionally used for the Siddi is the term "Habshi". While originally used to refer specifically to the Habesha peoples, Ethio-Semitic-speakers from Abyssinia, the term later …

Habshi dynasty refers to the era of Habesha rulers in Bengal that lasted from 1487 to 1493 or 1494 during the Bengal Sultanate. Four Habshi rulers ruled Bengal during this period. This rule …

Ḥabshī, African and Abyssinian slaves in pre-British India. The name derives from the Arabic word Ḥabashī (“Abyssinian”), through its Persian form. Such slaves, frequently employed by the …

Jun 24, 2023 · The Habshi rulers of Bengal were perhaps a blip in India’s history, yet they were not the only Black Africans with some measure of power in India at the time, as countless …

Dec 16, 2020 · The Siddi, also known as Sidi, Siddhi, Sheedi, Sawahili or Habshi, are an ethnic group inhabiting India and Pakistan. Members are descended from the Bantu peoples of the …

Habshi is the Arabic term for Abyssian, a nationality known today as Ethiopian. This term is used to describe the Africans who came to live in India, arriving as merchants and fishermen as well …

Jun 26, 2024 · Africans and their descendants in India are variously referred to as “Habshi” and “Sidi,” as in much of South Asia. The Afro–South Asian communities that formed in India have …

Aug 30, 2021 · The Habshi rule was established by one of the palace eunuchs, called Shehzada Barbak Shah (1487/8). This also permanently ended the rule of the Ilyas Shahis, the longest …

Feb 13, 2024 · In 1487, Ethiopian nobles overthrew the reigning king and seized power, and for the next six years, Bengal was ruled by African kings known as the Habshi (“Abyssinian”) …

This paper is based on the research conducted among the Habshi community during my eleven years stay in Hyderabad, India (1978-89) and also my subsequent summer visits during 1990 …