Habshi
E668949
Habshi refers to people of African origin, particularly from the Horn of Africa, who were historically brought to the Indian subcontinent and often rose to prominent military and political positions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Habshi canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnonym
ⓘ
historical community ⓘ |
| broughtVia |
Arab merchants
ⓘ
Portuguese traders ⓘ maritime trade routes ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | Arabic word ḥabashī ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo |
Arabic term for Abyssinian
ⓘ
Habasha (Abyssinia/Ethiopia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicOrigin | African ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryRegionOfOrigin | Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Arabian Sea trade
ⓘ
Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ Deccan NERFINISHED ⓘ Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean slave trade NERFINISHED ⓘ Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
administrators
ⓘ
court officials ⓘ enslaved soldiers ⓘ military elites ⓘ nobility ⓘ |
| knownFor |
forming ruling dynasties in parts of India
ⓘ
rising to high political office ⓘ rising to prominent military positions ⓘ |
| languageAssociation |
Arabic
ⓘ
Gujarati ⓘ Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migrationType |
diasporic community
ⓘ
forced migration ⓘ |
| refersTo |
people from the Horn of Africa in the Indian Ocean world
ⓘ
people of African origin in the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Abyssinians in India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Siddi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zanj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| socialRole |
bodyguards
ⓘ
naval commanders ⓘ palace officials ⓘ provincial governors ⓘ slave-soldiers ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Deccan Sultanates era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delhi Sultanate era NERFINISHED ⓘ Mughal period NERFINISHED ⓘ early modern period ⓘ medieval period ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Indian subcontinent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.