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Costumes of slaves or serfs, from the sixth to the twelfth centuries. Slavery in the Early Middle Ages (500–1000) was initially a continuation of earlier Roman practices from late antiquity, and was continued by an influx of captives in the wake of the social chaos caused by the barbarian invasions of the Western Roman Empire. [1]
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Slavery in the medieval Islamic world (6 C, 6 P) M. ... Pages in category "Slavery in the Middle Ages" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
The Genoese slave trade refers to the slave trade conducted by the Republic of Genoa, which was a major business during primarily the Middle Ages. In the 13th century, the Genoese established colonies in Crimea , and acquired slaves of various religions to sell to either Southern Europe via Crete and the Balearic Islands , or to the Middle East ...
The Venetian slave trade refers to the slave trade conducted by the Republic of Venice, primarily from the Early Middle Ages to the Late Middle Ages. The slave trade was a contributing factor to the early prosperity of the young Republic of Venice as a major trading empire in the Mediterranean Sea .
The Volga Bulgarian slave trade took place in the Volga Bulgar Emirate in Central Asia (in modern Eastern Russia). Volga Bulgaria was a buffer state between Europe and the Muslim world and played a major part in the trade between Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages from the 10th century onward, and slaves were one of the main goods.
Slavery in the Middle Ages (5 C, 10 P) History of slavery in the Muslim world (2 C, 19 P) R. Slave rebellions (6 C, 12 P) S. ... Timeline of abolition of slavery and ...
The chaos of invasion and frequent warfare also resulted in victorious parties taking slaves throughout Europe in the early Middle Ages. St. Patrick, himself captured and sold as a slave, protested against an attack that enslaved newly baptized Christians in his "Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus".