Islamic Slavery

Kitaba

Contract that can lead to freedom of a slave, like a payment plan

Mukataba

A slave that is under the Kitaba, has a legal standing that is above a slave and below a free person

Hadimu

domestic/household slave

Suria

Female slave, could be purchased as a potential wife; the master would try to win her heart before freeing her so she would marry him; suria slaves could be very powerful

Umm al-Walid

A title for a female slave who gave birth to her master's child; Her status was a step above that of an ordinary slave, as her children were considered free and legitimate

Zanj

Male slaves who worked in large numbers in the swamps of modern day Iraq and Iran; mined salt, cultivated sugar cane, transforming swamp land into sugar cane fields. Many were of African origin because they had sickle cell

Ali

Believed he was the next Phophet in Islam, led the Zanj to revolt against the caliph

2nd Zanj Rebellion

The Second Zanj Rebellion refers to a large-scale slave uprising in southern Iraq during the Abbasid Caliphate, led by ʿAlī ibn Muhammad from 869–883 CE.

Mukhtara

Zanj capital, located in the swamps

Muwaffaq

A general who offered amnesty, allowed people to be forgiven for breaking off from caliphate

Navy

The Zanj created boats that could travel through the swamps

Mamluk

Military slaves, sent to military school, administrators became eunuchs

Sultan

Elite local leaders, recognized the leadership of the caliph

Ipsimission

Manumission by virture of becoming more powerful than the master

Iltutmish

In India, master was the Sultan of Delhi, mamluk general Iltutmish took control of one side of Delhi

Saladin

Saladin was the founder of the Ayyubid Dynasty, Recaptured Jerusalem, ending almost 90 years of Crusader rule

Shagrat al-Durr

Slave woman who married Salih Ayyub annd ruled Egypt as a sultana from 1249—1250 and had political power till 1259

Mamluk sultanate of Egypt (1250-1512)

Former turkish slaves, had their own dynasty and also beat the mongols.