Uncovering the Medieval Slave Trade -- A Conversation with Hannah Barker
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
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What Is a Mamluk?
A mamluk is a military slave in the mediaeval moslem world. The idea was that military slaves should be especially loyal because they are given privileges beyond what other slaves would have. They end up in positions of great power and privilege, but they only get it by going through a phase of slavery first. Wright: We tend to focus on the people who make it, but this so cut to bring it back to the question of child sale.
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