The role of slaves in the Islamic economy in the Abbasid era

Abstract

     The Abbasid state took care of the slaves who specialized in serving the caliphs. The Abbasid caliphs used to buy slaves a lot, and with the passage of time and the large number of them, their influence and authority in the state became strong, and they had a prominent role in running the affairs of the state, especially the various economic aspects, and this is the subject I studied where the research was divided To paragraphs that included the naming of slaves, the types of slaves, their upbringing, the sources of bringing them from wars and captivity and others, as well as their economic role and their participation in the agricultural aspect, trade, industry and professions.