Analyse the evidence for slavery provided by Ibn Battuta.

1.	Analyse the evidence for slavery provided by Ibn Battuta.
Answer» Solution :Ibn Battuta was the most important foreign travellers who came to India, his details throws light on the practice of slavery prevalent in India. (i) When Ibn Battuta reached Sind where he bought horses, camels and SLAVES as gift for Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq. (ii) In the same way when he reached Multan he offered to Governor with a horse, raisins, almond and a slave. (iii) Ibn Battuta DESCRIBED that Muhammad bin Tughlaq told himhe honoured Nasiruddin, a preacher with a hundred thousand tankas and two hundred slaves. (iv) Slave labour was used for domestic services especially indispensible for carrying woman and man on palanquins or dola. (V) The cost of slaves, mainly women slaves which were required for domestic labour was very low. Families which could bear, to do so and kept one or two at least. (vi) Ibn Battuta.s accounts provided DIFFERENTIATION among slaves. Some female slaves were in the service of Sultan who were good in music as well as dance, Ibn Battuta himself enjoyed the same. (VII) Most females slaves were captured in vaids and expeditions. Female slaves were engaged by the Sultan as spy on his nobles. The slave gives through female. Scavengers communicated all the information about the nobles.

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