Who founded the city of Khadki, which later became Aurangabad?
Malik Ambar
Aurangzeb
Shivaji
Akbar
Answer
Malik Ambar, an Ethiopian military leader who was brought to India as a slave, founded the city of Khadki in 1610. He rose to become a popular Prime Minister of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate. Khadki later became Aurangabad when it was annexed by the Mughal Empire.
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