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So I just read an interesting article about how in 1318 the king of Portugal hired Genoese sailers to start capturing slaves from Morocco. The Genoese were beaten back, but were informed about where the Moroccan's aquired their slaves in West Africa, starting what would become the African slave trade. What if they were able to attain Moroccan slaves. Could this have started a Market where african slaves were of a more north african variety. Could this have caused the european conquest of North Africa in search of slaves?
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