Roles of Slaves in Islamic History:
When we study Islamic history, we see that Slaves were not always oppressed like we might imagine. Infact, slaves were leaders in many fields, ranging from being Kings to Scholars, to Military Commanders [see: Mamluks] to Ministers, and any other role you can think of in society.
Many great elite scholars of Islam were slaves or freed slaves, and many Kings from the Abbasid dynasty were children of slaves; so many kings of the Abbasid dynasty were; Arab, Persian, African, Greek, etc. – due to their mothers being concubines of the king.
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