Most people are familiar with the transatlantic slave trade, which enslaved over 10 million people over a period of centuries.

But fewer people are aware of the other African slave trade, which was centered in East Africa along the Indian Ocean.

It was centuries older and lasted decades longer than the Atlantic slave trade.

And while the systems were different, the human costs were equally staggering.

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the indian ocean slave trade more commonly known as the east african slave trade holds the

dark distinction of being one of the longest running systems of human trafficking in global

history.

Originating from ancient localized networks, it saw significant growth after the 7th century

with the expansion of Islamic commerce.

The trade reached its greatest extensity during the 18th and 19th centuries, finally

ending in the early 20th century due to a combination of European imperial

actions and international anti-slavery efforts. Slavery existed in Africa, as it did all over the

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