TIL that – largely from 1400s onwards – parts of India have had centuries of African rulers. Mainly from East Africa, they rose from merchants, pirates, bodyguards and even slaves to Kings, Admirals, Generals and ruled some princely states well into the 1940s…

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  1. More Historical Background and Footage:

    ●https://www.peepultree.world/livehistoryindia/films/living-culture/janjira-fort

    ●https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-30391686.amp

    ●https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.thewire.in/article/politics/africans-in-india-pictures-that-speak-of-a-forgotten-history/amp

    ●https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.americanbazaaronline.com/2013/01/29/nawabs-of-janjira-and-sachin-were-african-slaves/%3famp

    ●https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janjira_State

    ●https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik_Ambar

    ●https://bangaloreinternationalcentre.org/event/african-rulers-and-generals-in-india/

    ●https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamal-ud-Din_Yaqut

  2. Parts of India. Very small parts. Who then went on to marry Indian women and have Indian descendants. Who converted to Islam and assimilated into the culture. People can’t compare these to the British to did nether.

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