Siddi Sambal
Siddi Sambal was a Siddi naval officer who fought for the Mughal Empire. On 10 October 1673, he and his fleet entered Bombay without permission from the English East India Company (EIC) and attacked merchant shipping in the Pen and Nagothan rivers, disrupting the activities of both the EIC and Maratha king Shivaji.
References
- An African Indian Community in Hyderabad By Ababu Minda Yimene, p. 94