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Before the 1500s, the majority of slaves taken from Africa were moved from East Africa to the Arabian mainland. Arab slave traders (as opposed to European traders) preferred to carry out raiding sorties, often travelling far into Africa. Their other distinction was that their markets back home preferred to buy female slaves as opposed to male. This was because there was a stronger demand for household maids as well as sexual slaves rather than slaves to work on farms.
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