Aristocratic Iranian woman with her #slave in #Kermanshah during #Qajar dynasty
The image has upset many delusional Iranians who believe #slavery was abolished in #Iran by #Cyrus the creator of #Persian empire 2500 years ago, but ignore the dark history of modern Iran specially post 17th century where #African slave, mostly under aged were used by the royal families and wealthy feudal lords. Many of the male slaves were either sold to #Arab and #Turkish slave traders when they reached puberty, or were castrated and used as "Khaje" (Persian name for castrated servants) of the #Harems of kings, princes and other wealthy Iranians.
It is really upsetting that ignorant fools with no knowledge of Iran history, blindly deny the authenticity of the picture or the fact that the child in the image is actually a slave. Some actually refer to them as servants. receiving payment, which actually was a way for slave owners to "rent" their slaves to royal members for a monthly/one-time fee until the child was to be replaced.
