The Dark History of Slavery in Early Islamic History & The Zanj Rebellion

The Dark History of Slavery in Early Islamic History and the Greatest Slave Rebellion in History

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📕 Research by:

Meraj Akhtar

Syawish Rehman

📖 Citations:

[1] Hend Gilli-Elewy, On the Provenance of Slaves in Mecca during the Time of the Prophet Muhammad (2017)

[2] Matthew S. Gordon, “Slavery in the Islamic Middle East” in The Cambridge World History of Slavery, vol 2: AD 500-AD 1420 (2021)

[3] Ibid.

[4] Ibid.

[5] Ibid.

[6] Ibid.

[7] Jonathan A.C. Brown, “Slavery in the Shariah” in Slavery and Islam (2019)

[8] Ibid.

[9] Jonathan A.C. Brown, “Slavery in Islamic Civilization” in Slavery and Islam (2019)

[10] Jonathan A.C. Brown, “Slavery in the Shariah” in Slavery and Islam (2019)

[11] Jonathan A.C. Brown, “Slavery in Islamic Civilization” in Slavery and Islam (2019)

[12] Ibid.

[13] Timothy Power, “The ‘long’ Eighth Century (c. 685-830)” in The Red Sea from Byzantium to the Caliphate AD 500-1000 (2012)

[14] Nigel D. Furlonge, Revisiting the Zanj and Re-Visioning Revolt: Complexities of the Zanj Conflict (868-883 AD) (1999)

[15] Ibid.

[16] Ibid.

[17] Alexandre Popovic, “The Revolt and the Beginning of the War (Spread of the Insurrection)” in The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the 3rd/9th Century (1999)

[18] Ibid.

[19] Alexandre Popovic, “Continuation of the War and the End of the Revolt (The Zanj, the Caliphate’s Chief Concern)” in The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the 3rd/9th Century (1999).

[20] Nigel D. Furlonge, Revisiting the Zanj and Re-Visioning Revolt: Complexities of the Zanj Conflict (868-883 AD) (1999)

[21] Ibid.

[22] Alexandre Popovic, “Internal and External Organization of the New State” in The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the 3rd/9th Century (1999)

[23] Ibid.

[24] Ibid.

[25] Ibid.

[26] Ibid.

[27] Gwyn Campbell, “East Africa in the Early Indian Ocean World Slave Trade: The Zanj Revolt Reconsidered” in Early Exchange between Africa and the wider Indian Ocean World (2016)

[28] Ibid.

[29] Ghada Talhami, The Zanj Rebellion Reconsidered (1977)

[30] Gwyn Campbell, “East Africa in the Early Indian Ocean World Slave Trade: The Zanj Revolt Reconsidered” in Early Exchange between Africa and the wider Indian Ocean World (2016)

[31] Alexandre Popovic, “Internal and External Organization of the New State” in The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the 3rd/9th Century (1999)

[32] Alexandre Popovic, “The Revolt and the Beginning of the War (Spread of the Insurrection)” in The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the 3rd/9th Century (1999)

[33] Ibid.

[34] Alexandre Popovic, “Introduction” in The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the 3rd/9th Century (1999)

[35] Gwyn Campbell, “East Africa in the Early Indian Ocean World Slave Trade: The Zanj Revolt Reconsidered” in Early Exchange between Africa and the wider Indian Ocean World (2016)

[36] Alexandre Popovic, “Introduction” in The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the 3rd/9th Century (1999)

[37] Ibid.

[38] Ibid.

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