MILITARY PERSONNEL

Malik Ambar

1548 - 1626

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Malik Ambar (1548–1626) was a military leader and statesman who served as the Peshwa (Prime Minister) of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate and its de facto ruler from 1600 until his death in 1626. Originally a slave from modern day Ethiopia, Chapu, as he was known then, was sold from place to place by many slave merchants, one of whom renamed him Ambar and converted him to Islam. He was eventually brought to India, where he was bought by his last owner, the Peshwa of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate. Ambar rose through the ranks at Ahmadnagar, where he created a mercenary force numbering greater than 50,000 men. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Malik Ambar is the 1,933rd most popular military personnel (down from 1,832nd in 2024), the 51st most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 43rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ethiopian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Malik Ambar ranks 1,930 out of 2,058. Before him are Ronen Bar, John Abizaid, and Franz von Werra. After him are Edmund Kirby Smith, Neil Ritchie, Christy Mathewson, Bakht Khan, Raymond T. Odierno, Arseny Golovko, Franciszek Gągor, Constand Viljoen, and Oleksii Arestovych.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1548, Malik Ambar ranks 17. Before him are Catherine of Cleves, Fatma Sultan, Antonio Priuli, Giulio Cesare Polerio, Sebastián Vizcaíno, and Cornelis Ketel.  Among people deceased in 1626, Malik Ambar ranks 21. Before him are Wakisaka Yasuharu, Edmund Gunter, Odoardo Farnese, Théophile de Viau, Salomon de Brosse, and John Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. After him is Edward Alleyn.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Malik Ambar ranks 51 out of 105. Before him are Liya Kebede (1978), Mara Takla Haymanot (900), Tafari Benti (1921), Genesius of Rome (250), Menen Asfaw (1889), and Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (1937). After him are Hubert Auriol (1952), Derartu Tulu (1972), Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Sifan Hassan (1993), Eshetu Tura (1950), and Ruth Negga (1982).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Ethiopia

Among military personnels born in Ethiopia, Malik Ambar ranks 2. Before him are Abraha (600).

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