List of Maps and Illustrations
Foreword by Paul E. Lovejoy
Acknowledgments
Chronology of Mahboob Qirvanian
Introduction
The African Slave Trade in Iran: An Overview
The Importance of Mahboob’s Autobiography
Historical Context
The Significance of the Autobiography
1. In Africa
Genealogy
The Invasion of the Nasara
Fleeing Home (Kidelan, a Village in Sousse)
Enslavement
2. Forced Migration: From Africa to the Middle East
To Saljmattyah
From Saljmattyah to a New Town
From the New Town to Sous Aqsa
From Sous Aqsa to El-Obeid
From El-Obeid to Khartoum
Evading British Patrol
From Khartoum to Jedda
British Search Patrol near the Red Sea
3. In Ottoman Arabia
Slave Trade in Jedda
From Jedda to Mecca
New Identity
From Mecca to Taʾif
From Taʾif to Mecca: Education
Circumcision
Slave Market in Mecca: Reselling
At the House of the ʿUlamaʾ: New Identity
From Mecca to Medina
In Medina
In Najd: Chants and Khayzaran
From Najd to Najaf
Constitutions and the Political Events
4. The Departure of Hajj Mahboob to Iran
In Iran: Kurdistan
From Kermanshah to Qom
In Qom
From Qom to Tehran
Customs and Beliefs
In Tehran
Leaving Tehran for Mashhad
In Mashhad
Expelling Mahboob: Moving from Mashhad to Tehran
In Tehran
Imprisonment
Release from Prison
5. Leaving Iran for Iraq
The Departure of Mahboob from Tehran to Shah ʿAbdul ʿAzim, Peace Be Upon Him
6. Returning to Iran
In Shiraz
In Isfahan
Departing from Kashan
Bibliography
Index
