How a Venetian Slave Bought His Master's Freedom
Medieval Europe

How a Venetian Slave Bought His Master's Freedom

Captured European slaves could accumulate enough wealth in Muslim lands to purchase their former owners and sail home to medieval Venice as free merchants.

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Medieval Europe14th CenturyVeniceMediterraneanSlaveryTradeReligious ConversionSocial MobilityCross Cultural ExchangeEconomic HistoryMarco DandoloMamluk Sultanate

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