The Muslim slaves would be a distraction.

So did the popes: Muslim slaves were manning papal galleys until 1800.

In 1785 they obtained an agreement from the French to no longer trade in Muslim slaves and to pay customs duties to the state.

There were an unknown number of Muslim slaves living in the Kingdom.

During this time, he learned Arabic from a Muslim slave he purchased.

Christians were also selling Muslim slaves captured in war.

Most Muslim slaves converted to Christianity because there was hard social pressure at the time for them to convert.

The liberation of Muslim slaves was a state affair and elevated the popular esteem of the sovereign government.

Muslim slaves were either freed or exchanged through special legislation and international treaties.

One account of a highly esteemed Muslim slave comes from the year 1340.