Siddi
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The Siddi, also known as the Sheedi, Sidi, or Siddhi, are an ethnic minority group inhabiting Pakistan and India. They are primarily descended from the Bantu peoples of the Zanj coast in Southeast Africa, most of whom came to the Indian subcontinent through the Arab Slave Trade. Others arrived as merchants, sailors, indentured servants, and mercenaries.
Siddi community in India
A Siddi girl from the town of Yellapur in Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, India.
Sidis of Madras
Siddi Folk dancers, at Devaliya Naka, Sasan Gir, Gujarat.
Africa–India relations
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Africa–India relations are the historical, political, economic, and cultural connections between India and the African continent.
Coins of king Endybis, 227–235 AD. +. The left one reads in Greek "AΧWMITW BACIΛEYC", "King of Axum". The right one reads in Greek: ΕΝΔΥΒΙC ΒΑCΙΛΕΥC, "King Endybis".