Black Eunuchs, Slave Soldiers and Concubines in Fātimid Egypt
Yıl: 2023 Cilt: Sayı: 50 Sayfa Aralığı: 75 - 91 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.26570/isad.1284776 İndeks Tarihi: 24-08-2023
Black Eunuchs, Slave Soldiers and Concubines in Fātimid Egypt
Öz: Despite slavery being commonplace in medieval Muslim societies, this subject has not received the research attention it deserves. It is only recently that scholars have begun to focus on the subject of slavery in the Muslim world and began producing new academic monographs about it. In line with this trend, this paper attempts to elucidate on the perception and practice of slavery Fātimid Egypt. In particular, I argue that the position of black African slaves in the Fātimid Empire goes beyond the simple dichotomy of free and slave, and also that of black servants and white masters. I also argue that despite the subordination experienced by black African slaves and the hardships they had to endure in the Fātimid Empire, they were able to establish new opportunities for themselves and advance into the highest positions of the Fātimid state structure. Black African slaves (eunuchs, commanders, and concubines) were not a marginal group, but rather a dominant force that played important roles in the political sphere throughout the history of the Fātimid state.
Anahtar Kelime: Mısır Fātimī Devletinde Siyahi Hadımlar, Köle Askerler ve Cariyeler
Öz: Kölelik Ortaçağ Müslüman toplumlarında yaygın bir uygulama olmasına rağmen, İslam dünyasındaki kölelik konusu uzun zamandır çalışılmamıştır. Fakat son zamanlarda, bu alanda yeni akademik çalışmalar ortaya konmaya başlanmıştır. Bu tarz çalışmaların bir parçası olarak, aşağıdaki makalede Mısır Fātımī İmparatorluğunda köleliğe nasıl bakıl- dığı ve köleliğin nasıl uygulandığı gibi konulara odaklanılacaktır. Yine, Afrikalı siyahi kölelerin Fātımīlerdeki konumlarından yola çıkılarak, Ortaçağ İslam Dünyasındaki kölelik uygulamasının özgür ile özgür olmayan veya siyahi köleler ile beyaz efendiler gibi iki karşıt gruba indirgenerek değerlendirilmesinin doğru bir yaklaşım tarzı olup olmadığı tartışılacaktır. Yanı sıra, Fātimīlerdeki siyahi kölelerin özgürlüklerini kaybet- miş olmalarına ve zor hayat şartlarına maruz kalmalarına rağmen kendilerine nasıl yeni fırsatlar yarattıklarının ve Fātımī devlet yapısında en yüksek mevkilere kadar na- sıl yükseldiklerinin değerlendirilmesi yapılacaktır. Ayrıca, Fātimīlerdeki Afrikalı siyahi kölelerin (hadımlar, komutanlar ve cariyeler olarak) marjinal bir grup olmaktan ziyade, tarih boyunca Fātımī siyasi hayatını derinden etkileyen bir gruba nasıl dönüştüklerine işaret edilecektir. Böylelikle, Fātimīlerdeki siyahi kölelerin konumlarından hareketle Ortaçağ İslam Dünyasındaki kölelik uygulamasına ışık tutulmaya çalışılacaktır.
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