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Historically, the institution of slavery in the region of the later Lebanon was reflected in the institution of [[slavery in the Rashidun Caliphate]] (632–661) [[slavery in the Umayyad Caliphate]] (661–750), [[slavery in the Abbasid Caliphate]] (750–1258), [[Slavery in the Mamluk Sultanate|slavery in the Mamluk Sultanate]] (1258–1517) and finally [[Slavery in the Ottoman Empire|slavery in the Ottoman Empire]] (1517–1918).

===Ottoman Lebanon (1516–1920)===

Lebanon belonged to [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1516–1920. African slaves were imported from the [[Red Sea slave trade]] via Damascus, and from the [[Trans-Saharan slave trade]] via Egypt; there were also a small import of [[Black Sea slave trade|Caucasian (mostly Circassian) women]] for the rich.<ref name=":0">The Anti-slavery Reporter. (1876). Storbritannien: The Society. p. 203-204</ref>

Eunuch boys and female slaves were used for domestic service in private households ([[harem]]s).<ref name=":0" />