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Slave Trade Site

Sokoto Caliphate Slave Trade Center

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The Sokoto Caliphate maintained one of the world's biggest slave populations in the early 20th century, with 1–2.5 million non-Muslim slaves. Slaves were given as tribute to the Sultan and his emirs.

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