Siddi
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The Siddi, also known as the Sheedi, Sidi, or Siddhi, are an ethnic group living in Pakistan and India. They are primarily descended from the Bantu peoples of the Zanj coast in Southeast Africa, most
Muslim Siddi community in India
Sidis of Madras
Siddi Folk dancers, at Devaliya Naka, Sasan Gir, Gujarat.
A Siddi girl from the town of Yellapur in Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, India.
Jamal-ud-Din Yaqut
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Jamal ud-Din Yaqut was an African Siddi slave-turned-nobleman who was a close confidant of Razia Sultan, the first and only female monarch of the Delhi Sultanate in India. Yakut was the puppet of Razi
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…Razia Sultan (played by Hema Malini) (1205–1240), the only female Sultan of Delhi (1236–1240), and her speculated love affair with the Abyssinian slave Jamal-ud-Din Yakut (played by Dharmendra). He was referred to in the movie as a habshee. A Certain Grace: The Sidi, Indians of African Descent by Ketaki Sheth, Photolink…
Detail of Jamal-ud-Din Yaqut (right, standing) from a miniature painting of Razia Sultan holding court ("durbar") with identifying inscriptions, by Gulam Ali Khan, circa 19th century.