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  2. Slavery in Asia - Wikipedia

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    Slavery is integral to the social, economic, and political history of Central Asia. Polities of different sizes and structures such as nomadic confederations, [12] agrarian city-states, [13] and empires [14] all engaged in and at various times promoted the enslavement and trade of people and the exploitation of their labor. [15]

  3. Slavery in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Slavery in Japan. Japan had an official slave system from the Yamato period (3rd century A.D.) until Toyotomi Hideyoshi abolished it in 1590. Afterwards, the Japanese government facilitated the use of " comfort women " as sex slaves from 1932 to 1945.

  4. Slavery in China - Wikipedia

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    Slavery in China has taken various forms throughout history. Slavery was nominally abolished in 1910, [1][2][3] although the practice continued until at least 1949. [4] The Chinese term for slave (nuli) can also be roughly translated into 'debtor', 'dependent', or 'subject'. Despite a few attempts to ban it, slavery existed continuously ...

  5. History of slavery - Wikipedia

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    e. The history of slavery spans many cultures, nationalities, and religions from ancient times to the present day. Likewise, its victims have come from many different ethnicities and religious groups. The social, economic, and legal positions of slaves have differed vastly in different systems of slavery in different times and places.

  6. Category:Slavery in Asia - Wikipedia

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    Slavery in Bhutan. Slavery in Dubai. Slavery in Fujairah. Slavery in Ras Al Khaimah. Slavery in Russia. Slavery in Sharjah. Slavery in the Seljuk Empire. Slavery in Turkey. Slavery in Umm Al Quwain.

  7. Afro-Asians in South Asia - Wikipedia

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    The slave trade in Asia predates the Atlantic slave trade. [1] The first Siddis were brought as slaves by Arab traders to India in 628 AD at the Bharuch port. [2] Siddis were also brought as slaves by the Deccan Sultanates. Several former slaves rose to high ranks in the military and administration, the most prominent of which was Malik Ambar. [3]

  8. Slavery - Wikipedia

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    Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour. [ 1 ] Slavery typically involves compulsory work, with the slave's location of work and residence dictated by the party that holds them in bondage. Enslavement is the placement of a person into slavery, and the person is called a slave or an enslaved person ...

  9. Slavery in Korea - Wikipedia

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    Slavery in Korea. Slavery in Korea existed in various forms from its origins in antiquity over 2,000 years ago to its gradual abolition in the late Joseon period, beginning in the 18th century and culminating in 1894. The nature of the nobi system is widely debated, with scholars agreeing that it constituted a form of serfdom until at least the ...