The Siddi (pronounced), also known as the Sheedi, Sidi, or Siddhi, are an ethnic minority group inhabiting Pakistan and India. They are primarily descended from the Bantu peoples of the Zanj coast in Southeast Africa, most of whom came to the Indian subcontinent through the Indian Ocean slave trade. [6]

西迪人 （Siddi），是 南亚次大陆 对 黑人 与 非裔阿拉伯人 称呼，估计他们有20000-55000人，以印度 古吉拉特 和 海得拉巴， 卡納塔克邦 和巴基斯坦的 卡拉奇 和 莫克蘭 为活动中心。 他们有两至三种来源，一种是阿拉伯人带来的，另一种是 葡萄牙人 、英国带来的。 黑人最早来到南亚次大陆是628年，在 俾路支斯坦 一带。 一些奴隶在712年阿拉伯人入侵 信德省 来到印度。 虽然多数是奴隶与水手，但也有一些是东非 斯瓦希里人 后代。 十七世纪后来到的多是 葡萄牙人 带來的 …

2024年2月13日 · In the sixteenth century, Indian aristocrats of all races were often called Sidi. By the seventeenth century, the word was increasingly confined to aristocrats of African origin, for example, Sidi Masud, who in the 1670s was the prime minister of the kingdom of Bijapur in southern India, as well as a noted art collector.

2011年7月15日 · Here, we perform a genome-wide survey to understand the population history of the Siddis. Using hundreds of thousands of autosomal markers, we show that they have inherited ancestry from Africans, Indians, and possibly Europeans (Portuguese).

2020年6月25日 · Some 25,000 descendants of East Africa's Bantu have been living in the Indian jungles of Western Ghats. Siddi ancestors were largely brought to India as slaves. Today, they continue to live in...

The Siddi, also called Sheedi, are a group of people living mainly in southern Pakistan, in the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan. They are one of two major Black ethnic groups in Pakistan, the other being Makranis. [4] They originally come from the Bantu communities in Southeast Africa and Ethiopia.

India’s Siddi are a large Afro-descendant community of tribes with an estimated 150,000 members in the country, based for centuries in rural areas of Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. Very few Siddi families live in other parts of the country.

The Siddis of Karnataka (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಗಳು) (also spelled Siddhis) are an ethnic group inhabiting India. Members are descended from Bantu peoples from Southeast Africa that were brought to the Indian subcontinent as slaves by Portuguese merchants. [1] .

Hailing from African origins, the Siddis have carved out a distinct identity while embracing the Indian way of life. Nestled amidst the picturesque landscapes of Karnataka, their settlements are adorned with the beauty of lush greenery, serene rivers, and majestic mountains.

The Siddi (pronounced [sɪdːiː]), also known as the Sheedi, Sidi, or Siddhi, are an ethnic minority group inhabiting Pakistan and India. They are primarily descended from the Bantu peoples of the Zanj coast in Southeast Africa, most of whom came to the Indian subcontinent through the Indian Ocean Slave Trade.