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崑崙 ( KūnLún )

崑崙 ( KūnLún ). Dark Skinned. Arab Slave Trade . 7 th – 20 centruy CE (Approx. 650 – 1900) . Scope of the Arab Slave Trade. Scope of the Arab Slave Trade. Scope of the Arab Slave Trade. Notes on the Slave Trade.

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崑崙 ( KūnLún )

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  1. 崑崙(KūnLún) Dark Skinned

  2. Arab Slave Trade 7th– 20 centruy CE (Approx. 650 – 1900)

  3. Scope of the Arab Slave Trade

  4. Scope of the Arab Slave Trade

  5. Scope of the Arab Slave Trade

  6. Notes on the Slave Trade It is estimated that around 12,000,000 Africans were taken during the entire slave trade Many men and children were taken and sold to be used for labor, as servants Women were many taken and sold to be used as servants and concubines The slave trade declined and officially ended as more countries began to outlaw slavery

  7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be5fVtuv-Ts • 5:38 • 8:01

  8. Modern China

  9. Tang Dynasty 618 – 906 CE • Secured overland trade routes as far as Syria and Rome • Official Examination System enabled people with no government background to be government officials • The Classical Period of Chinese Art and History

  10. Song Dynasty: Northern (960 – 1127) • Unification after a war-torn Five Dynasties period • Emergence of Landscape painting • Shift to a society ruled by a central bureaucracy • Scholar officials chosen through a civil service examination

  11. Song Dynasty: Southern (1127 – 1279) • The Jurchen A nomadic people from Northeast Asia invaded and created a Jin Dynasty above

  12. Chinese and African Contact • Limited travel outside of China unless you were a scholar on an educational expedition • Other information was received from Arab traders • Questionable first contact with Africa: • Admiral Zhang during the 15th century • Du Huan 751 AD: Conflict between China and the Arabs

  13. Slavery in China • Slavery in China was different from chattel slavery in the United States. • Slaves are taken to Guangzhou: Sizeable Arab Community in Guangzhou • Kunlunnu was originally used to describe people of darker skin color but as the Chinese people became accustomed to seeing African people, the usage of the word was changed to include them. • Castration of the male slaves so they would not be able to mix with the population.

  14. Perception of African (Kunlun) Slaves In the beginning the Chinese were in awe of Africans Diving to the depths of the ocean to find treasure The emperor’s personal assistant The Magical Kunlun Magical powers of deception Over time the Chinese were unimpressed

  15. Ming Dynasty and Beyond (Closed Door Policy) 14th Century to 19th Century ???

  16. The Modern African Diaspora into China

  17. China’s Interest in Africa The Do Everything but Ask Policy • China sees the African continent as a “Gold Mine” for its natural resources that can be used to fuel it’s booming economy. • Many African countries don’t see China as a threat because they don’t impose their views on them, unlike Western countries.

  18. Africans Moving to China • While there are around 1,000,000 Chinese people residing in China, there are only a quarter of that number of African people in China • Many African’s are in China for • Business purposes • School • Diplomatic Reasons • Etc • While the vast majority of Chinese people might not have a problem with African people residing in China legally, it’s the ones who aren’t that are creating unrest.

  19. NPR Recording http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=151300553&m=151504055

  20. Discussion Questions

  21. Which of the 4 themes (Origins, Movement, Adaptation, and Transformation) do you see standing out the most? Do you think China closing its doors during the Ming Dynasty had any effect on how they view Africans today?

  22. Sources • http://www.africaspeaks.com/reasoning/index.php?topic=7445.0;wap2 • http://library.uoregon.edu/ec/e-asia/read/tangslave-3.pdf • http://ia600609.us.archive.org/32/items/lingwaitaita00chou/lingwaitaita00chou.pdf • http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/9chapter3.shtml • http://www.ccs.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/china_monitor_issue-_36_january_2009.pdf • http://www.sino-platonic.org/abstracts/spp122_chinese_africans.html • http://beyondvictoriana.com/2011/01/14/africans-in-ancient-china-vice-versa-part-2-the-kunlun-servants-african-merchants-guest-blog-by-eccentric-yoruba/ • http://discoveringbristol.org.uk/slavery/routes/places-involved/east-indies/east-african-slave-trade/ • Sino-Platonic Papers: http://www.sino-platonic.org/complete/spp122_chinese_africa.pdf • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7086777.stm

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