Muslim Slave System in Medieval India (English)

K. S. Lal

The author discusses the import of African slaves to India by Muslims through the Middle East, a trade never undertaken by India's indigenous religions due to limited contact with Africa.

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Chapters

Preface

Abbreviations

1. Introduction

2. The Origins of Muslim Slave System

3. Enslavement of Hindus by Arab and Turkish Invaders

4. Slave Sultans of Hindustan

5. Slave-taking during Muslim Rule

6. Enslavement and Proselytization

7. Struggle for Power among Slave Nobles

8. Employment of Slaves

9. Ghilmans and Eunuchs

10. Slave Trade

11. Rules regarding Manumission and Sale of Slaves

12. Sex Slavery

Postscript

Bibliography

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