Captured in Ethiopia and sold into slavery as a child, Malik Ambar travels throughout the Middle East until he arrives in India.
As a free man, he becomes a respected diplomat and earns.
Through education, hard work and perseverance, Malik learns to manage his master\'s finances and trains legions of African horsemen as a commander in the Indian Army.
Despite a lifetime of adversity and hardship, Malik\'s love of language and ideas helps him persevere and inspires him to study military history.
Captured in Ethiopia and sold into slavery as a child, Malik Ambar travels throughout the Middle East until he arrives in India