The African Diaspora in India: The Habshis.

The Habshi dynasty, a small Afro-Indian dynasty, took root in Bengal in the late 15th century and spanned four rulers between 1486 and 1493. They were yet another example of the will power and strength of Africans in India. The Habshi rulers of Bengal were perhaps a blip in India’s history, yet they were not the only Black Africans with some measure of power in India at the time, as countless examples of Black Afro-Indian chiefs, ministers, and military commanders are dotted across India’s history.