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South Asi Were They Emancipated?

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Today in the time of globalization we know pretty much anything: today’s weather or news, how people live anywher, their state system. It was not possible for the expeditions in fifteen century and even later. Those people had to deal with many different unexpected ideas, different religions and cultures. They did not know what they will see at their destinations; however, they always hoped to find Christians. Often those expeditions coming to the new place assumed that they are the best, the most possibly developed and educated than people who lived there, but it was not always was the case. My hypothesis is that South Asia was way more well-developed and organized than Europe thought of it. Also that British colonization did not help South …show more content…

People always reminded him were he came from. Person’s family lineage was very important. He did not have a noble ancestry. Hence, it would raise a question of the freedom, as well as what was meant under freedom. Were these South Asian “habshis” emancipated? There is no clear answer to that. They were still doing the same type of work as if their master would be alive. It is similar to situation as when African Americans got freedom and rented land from the family who owned them. Then they were stuck there in debt without a slight chance to move or to change their place of living or job they were doing. When they were slaves they were working in the same field growing and gathering cotton, after granted freedom they did the same thing. Of course, during Atlantic slave trade there was no such option as get freedom after master death. If he died, the slave was inherited to his kids or other relatives as well as other property. Therefore, enslaved people in South Asia had a chance for emancipation from …show more content…

“Islamic Law prohibit[ed] Muslims from enslaving Muslims” (Eaton 116). Consequently such practice was and for other religions in South Asia. It was not only Muslims who did not buy other Muslims, but Christians who did not buy other Christians and so forth. It shows the significant importance of religion meaning for these people. They respected and appreciated each other like family members even though they lived far away from each other. It seemed like a brotherhood. There was no documented examples for Atlantic slave trade. People were bought and sold despite their religion

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