slavery of the world

During colonial time many Indians were taken into different parts of the world as slave by British Raj. Slavery was abolished in the   British Empire   with the passage of the   Slavery Abolition Act 1833   and criminalized in the   British Raj   in the   Indian Penal Code   of 1861.

Slaves during the great Famine of Eastern India(above). Bengal trade, 1640-85. In Bengal the East India Company had established a factory at Hughly, hard by the dismantled Portuguese fortress; but were exposed to so much insolence and extortion from the Mogul authorities that they were prepared to leave Bengal rather than tamely submit to further oppression. The trade was enormously profitable, and had helped to defray the cost of the fortifications at Madras and Bombay. Saltpetre had been in large demand ever since the breaking out of the civil war between Charles the First and his parliament. Raw silk and opium were equally marketable, and all three products could be brought from Patna to Hughly by the river Ganges. At Dacca, the old capital of Bengal to the eastward of the Ganges, muslins were manufactured of so fine a texture that a piece sufficient for a dress might be passed through a wedding ring; and every young lady in the British Isles who aspired to be a bride w...

Slavery in ancient Egypt  was established in the  New Kingdom  (1550-1175 BCE). Discussions of  slavery  in Pharaonic Egypt are hindered by the complicated terminology used by the  Egyptians  to refer to different classes of people with limited freedom; these terms also changed in meaning over the course of dynastic history. Interpretation of the textual evidence of slaves in  ancient Egypt  is indistinct and has been difficult to differentiate between “servant” and “slave” by word usage alone. [1]  There were three types of enslavement in Ancient Egypt: chattel slavery, bonded labor, and forced labor. [2] [3] [4] Chattel slaves were mostly captives of war. All captives, including civilians not a part of the military forces, become a royal resource. The pharaoh would then resettle the captives by moving them into colonies for labour, giving them to temples, giving them as rewards to deserving individuals, and giving them to his soldi...

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William Wilberforce quotes  (showing 1-30 of 36) “You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.” ―  William Wilberforce tags:  abolition ,  accomplish ,  christian ,  great-britain ,  heard ,  hope ,  inspirational ,  love ,  peace ,  slavery ,  truth ,  try 772 likes Like “We are too young to realize that certain things are impossible... So we will do them anyway.” ―  William Wilberforce tags:  amazing-grace ,  movie 145 likes Like “If to be feelingly alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures is to be a fanatic, I am one of the most incurable fanatics ever permitted to be at large.” ―  William Wilberforce 138 likes Like “Accustom yourself to look first to the dreadful consequences of failure; then fix your eye on the glorious prize which is before you; and when your strength begins to fail, and your spirit...

                                   This poem was written by  John Greenleaf Whittier “A LL  ready?” cried the captain;   “Ay, ay!” the seamen said; “Heave up the worthless lubbers,—   The dying and the dead.” Up from the slave-ship’s prison         5   Fierce, bearded heads were thrust: “Now let the sharks look to it,—   Toss up the dead ones first!”   Corpse after corpse came up,—   Death had been busy there;         10 Where every blow is mercy,   Why should the spoiler spare? Corpse after corpse they cast   Sullenly from the ship, Yet bloody with the traces         15   Of fetter-link and whip.   Gloomily stood the captain,   With his arms u...

Delhi Sultanate (12th to 16th century AD) [ edit ] See also:  Turkish slaves in the Delhi Sultanate During the  Delhi Sultanate  period (1206–1555), references to the abundant availability of low-priced Indian slaves abound. [1] [60]  Many of these Indian slaves were used by Muslim nobility in the subcontinent, but others were exported to satisfy the demand in international markets. The revenue system of the Delhi Sultanate produced a considerable proportion of the Indian slave population as these rulers, and their subordinate shiqadars, ordered their armies to abduct large numbers of locals as a means of extracting revenue. [61] [62]  While those communities that were loyal to the Sultan and regularly paid their taxes were often excused from this practice, taxes were commonly extracted from other, less loyal groups in the form of slaves. Thus, according to Barani, the  Shamsi  "slave-king"  Balban  (r. 1266–87) ordered his shiqadars ...