The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.150

v4.c19.150

In 1626 Malik ‘Ambar died, in the eightieth year of his age. Jahāngīr, in his memoirs, seldom mentions him without abuse, but his secretary, Mīrzā Muhammad Hādī, who continued the memoirs, thus did justice to his memory. “‘Ambar, whether as a commander or a strategist, was without an equal in the military art. He kept the rabble of that country (the Deccan) in perfect order and to the end of his days lived in honour. There is no record elsewhere in history of an African slave attaining to such a position as was held by him.”