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Slavery in India - Coggle Diagram
Slavery in India
East India Company
prohibited slave trade into the Company area in 1789
Slavery abolition act (1833)
excluded non crown areas
Indian Slavery Act of 1843
Prohibited company employees to:
Own slaves
Dealing with slaves
Slaves could now own property
Didn't affect:
Agricultural slavery
Slavery that was claimed to be bondage
Introduced indentured labour
Slavery by contract
Was allowed
Indentured labourers emmigrated everywhere through British Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_indenture_system
Around the 2 million Indian were transported to European colonies
Were still treated badly (starvation etc.)
Total of 8-9 million slaves
12th to 16th century
Muslim
Slaves were raised Muslim
Many slaves used by muslim nobility
Large amount of cheap indian slaves
Delhi Sultanate
Many conquests
Slaves for funds
Land for expansion
16th to 19th century
Muslims decreased slave trade
More European influence
Beginning (17th century) mostly Dutch
Modern slavery
Mostly child labour
Mostly in granite mines
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Origin
Islamic rule 11th century
invaded north of India 8th to 12th century
(Maybe) Ancient India
Some interpret dāsa and dāsyu as slave
Some interpret dāsa and dāsyu as enemy