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Introduction Introduction
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External Trade and a Trade in Slaves External Trade and a Trade in Slaves
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Ancient Origins? Ancient Origins?
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Medieval Slavery and Slave Trading Medieval Slavery and Slave Trading
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Slavery within ‘Nubia’ Slavery within ‘Nubia’
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Slaves and Slavery in the Post-Medieval Middle Nile Slaves and Slavery in the Post-Medieval Middle Nile
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Conclusion Conclusion
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References References
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5 Slavery and Slaving in the Medieval and Post-Medieval Kingdoms of the Middle Nile
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Published:November 2011
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Abstract
While it is commonly assumed that slavery, and especially an external slave trade, were significant features of the history of the earlier kingdoms in the Middle Nile, the evidence for this is less certain than the confident assertions of earlier scholars might suggest. Drawing on a range of archaeological and historical evidence, this chapter reassesses our current understanding of the development of slavery in this region in the medieval and post-medieval periods. Forms of slavery were clearly ever-present within the Middle Nile region during both periods, with slave taking likely a common practice on the margins of its early kingdoms. A significant external trade in slaves, however, is hard to demonstrate before the sixteenth century. Our perceptions of such a trade as a timeless and eternal feature of the history of the Nile Valley deserve closer scrutiny.
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