In an 1867 census,

17,655 black slaves and servants were reported to have lived in Tehran. They made up 12% of Tehran’s total population of 147,256 people. 

—

Thomas Ricks, “Slaves and Slave Traders in the Persian Gulf, 18th and 19th centuries: An Assessment.” Slavery and Abolition IX (3): 60-70.

Jun. 26 2012
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