Purchasing a Slave in Fourteenth-Century Cairo: Ibn al-Akfānī's Book of Observation and Inspection in the Examination of Slaves

Key Points

• This research explores Ibn al-Akfānī's observations on the slave market in fourteenth-century Cairo.
• Analysis of Ibn al-Akfānī's Book of Observation and Inspection.
• Historical contextualization of slavery practices in the Mamlūk Sultanate.
• Detailed insights into the process of purchasing slaves in historical Cairo.
• Exposure of socio-economic factors influencing the slave market.