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Zanj
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Zanj is a term used by medieval Muslim geographers to refer to both a certain portion of Southeast Africa and to its Bantu inhabitants. It has also been used to refer to Africans collectively by Arab
Zanzibar slave market in 1860, by Edwin Stocqueler
Zanzibar slave market in 1860, by Edwin Stocqueler
Tippu Tip 1889
Tippu Tip 1889
Stone Town in Zanzibar
Stone Town in Zanzibar
Zanj Rebellion
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The Zanj Rebellion was a major revolt against the Abbasid Caliphate, which took place from 869 until 883. Begun near the city of Basra in present-day southern Iraq and led by one Ali ibn Muhammad, the
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…neighboring mainland], attacks them and carries off booty, of which he reserves a fifth, using it in the manner prescribed by the Koran [Qur'an]. The Zanj Rebellion was a series of uprisings that took place between 869 and 883 AD near the city of Basra in present-day Iraq during slavery in the Abbasid Caliphate…
The dry bed of the Nahrawan Canal in central Iraq. Riverine warfare on the regional waterways was a major aspect of the revolt
The dry bed of the Nahrawan Canal in central Iraq. Riverine warfare on the regional waterways was a major aspect of the revolt
The interior of a mudhif, a traditional Marsh Arab guesthouse made entirely out of reeds.
The interior of a mudhif, a traditional Marsh Arab guesthouse made entirely out of reeds.