This resulted in the freeing of over 1000 Christian slaves, among other things.
I have even heard that it was destroyed - its iron melted down and made into a chain for Christian slaves.
Christian slaves were being sold in Toulon throughout the period.
He even ordered the Jews to supply wine to the Christian slaves.
At the time, the Barbary states held many Christian slaves.
In addition, 427 of them were captured and 837 Christian slaves were freed.
They became his tributaries and many Christian slaves there were recovered and set free.
Christian slaves were often required to speak and write in Arabic.
Uthman was killed by one of his Christian slaves.
Christian slaves were first rescued by the Order in 1201.