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Slaves who became kings in Muslim ruled ares (post 235)

The treatment of slaves in the western world and in the Muslim world was very different. . In the Muslim world slaves  held high positions in military and civil administrations. ​They were advisers to the kings and also formed ruling dynasties in Egypt and in India (also known as Mamalukes).
 Bilal, one of the trusted companion of the prophet Mohammed(pboh)​ and the first Muazzin (One who calls for prayers) was a former slave. ​One of the early scholar of Islam Rabia Al Adawiyah (717-810) was also a former slave. Her tomb (Mazar) is in Basra, Iraq. She is also known as Rabia al Basr​i (see blog post 32 in this blog​) 
​The slave of Mahmood Ghazni (971-1039) Malik Ayyaz also became a ruler.​ Slaves dynesty​y​ (mamalukes) ruled India​rom 1206​o to 1292. Qutub Uddin Aibak (1158-1210) was the first ruler​ and he started the construction of Qutub Minar in Delhi.​ In Egypt the rule of slave dynesty ( Mamalukes) started in 1250 and ended in 1517 when Ottoman Empire took over Egypt. Khaliq​ (Dec 2016).

Here is a link to a BBC programMamalukes. In our Times. BBC Rado 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPe8BRWqyvw&index=2&list=PLe91X2-SwER_TStjzCRasltLEboRmh707

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