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A comment on Barbary Pirates and English Slaves (2017). Parent comment

Re:Barbary Pirates and English Slaves (2017) by zeristor on Sunday April 17, 2022 @05:04AM (#31059552)
Yikes.

But didn’t they also take female slaves too, some being concubines?

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Re:Barbary Pirates and English Slaves (2017) by dudeinjapan on Sunday April 17, 2022 @06:03AM (#31059769)
Yes, certainly, they raided European coastal villages. But AFAIK the majority of captives would have come from captured merchant ships, which were exclusively men. The pirates weren't so into keeping accurate records.
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Re:Barbary Pirates and English Slaves (2017) by ransom1538 on Sunday April 17, 2022 @07:08AM (#31060022)
There are volumes of books on it.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51hXkmBB-YL.jpg

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