Disestablishment of the Istanbul Slave Market: The Disestablishment of the Istanbul Slave Market, refers to the Imperial Firman or Ferman (Decree) issued by Sultan Abdülmecid I in 1847. The edict closed the public slave market in the Ottoman capital of Istanbul. [100%] 2024-09-07 [1847 in Europe] [Anti-slavery treaties]...
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