Abstract The significant roles played by eunuchs (castrated slaves) in Rasūlid Yemen have thus far escaped scholarly scrutiny. A systematic study of the historiographic and biographical writings ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan al-Khazrajī, chronicler court at turn 9th/15th century, reveals that figured prominently both highest ranks dynasty’s political, administrative, military hierarchy, as well most intimat...

The selling and buying of human beings as slaves were highly sensitive, controversial, profitable businesses on the trading networks along Silk Road. Manuscripts excavated from Cave 17 in Dunhuang (敦煌) tombs Astana graveyard Turfan contain records documenting how Buddhist institutions individual monks nuns involved slave trade buyers, owners, sellers, transaction witnesses between 7th 10th cent...

Abstract Between 1774, the date of first official enumeration, and end following century, population Cuba grew ninefold to 1.6 million, mostly because slave trade, immigration from Spain. While census data offer a relatively dependable mass data, although spare in details, vital statistics are rare very poor quality. The paper attempts an analysis factors growth three major “racial” groups—the ...

Abstract Late medieval slavery was profoundly entangled in urban life particular. Cities all around the Mediterranean coast were implicated trade—although this article focuses on Christian which bound together by a general reliance Roman law (alongside local customary laws and canon of Church). Recently, scholarship late has proliferated, offering range detailed studies primarily based legal re...

Author's abstract Vesico-vaginalfistula (VVF) was a common ailment among American women in the 19th century. Prior to that time, no successful surgery had been developed for the cure of this condition until DrJ Marion Sims perfected a successful surgical technique in 1849. Dr Sims usedfemale slaves as research subjects over a four-year period of experimentation (1845-1849). This paper discusses...

T raffi cking is in the news. It is on the political agenda, both nationally and internationally. Thousands of individuals, hundreds of groups, dozens of newspapers are determined to stamp it out. This focus on traffi cking consistently refl ects and reinforces deep public concern about prostitution/sex work, and also about immigration, and the abuse and exploitation it so frequently involves. ...

Like in other African countries, Ethiopia slavery and slave trade were practiced for centuries had been endemic to the society In this article, I have made an attempt bring out efforts of different emperors, particularly Emperor Haile Sellassie’s period order regulate prohibit discuss existence institutions practice until 1950s. The Ethiopian rulers or slaves failed owe several reasons. Anyway,...