دور الرقيق الأسود في الجيش المرابطي

Abstract EN

Black slaves formed a section of the Murabit community, and they had an important role in wars and in settling battles to the Murabit state.

Murabit state lords have depended on them in many scales such as, wars or within the community boarders, as their houses were barely empty of slaves.

royal class depended on black slaves to serve their princesses inside their palaces, and we can also note that lords and khalifas’ prefer black slaves on other slaves, as they are more patient and capable to endure heavy duty.

the most important resources of black slaves were commerce, slaves market, regular wars and conquests of the Murabit state, in addition to the ones the lords gained from Muwahedeen lords.

these situations had an impact in increasing the numbers of black slaves in Murabit state, and as a result of Murabit state lords’ entertainment, their palaces were filled with slaves, especially black ones.

i’ve divided the study into many parts: first: concept of slavery and its highlights: slavery in language, slavery in meaning.

second: a historian looks on black slaves through ages: naming black slaves and their origin places, black slaves in Islamic Shari’ a.

third: sources of black salves, commerce, slaves market, wars, black slaves’ role in the conquest of Andalusia.

forth: black slaves’ role in the Murabit army.

fifth: closure.