The Zanj: The state founded by rebellious slaves near Baghdad in 869

The Zanj rebellion, by African slaves, led to the creation of an independent state in 869.

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This uprising near Baghdad is the first of its kind in human history.

Haiti remains the only other comparable example of a state born from a slave revolt.

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