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[[File:A Common Enemy 2.png|thumb|250px|A slave auction in Saint-Domingue]]
[[File:A Common Enemy 2.png|thumb|250px|A slave auction in Saint-Domingue]]
'''Slavery''' is the subjugation of an individual, to be bought and sold by another, usually for forced labor. The [[Isu]] created [[human]]s to be their slaves, and throughout history, the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] believed that the [[Templars]] intended to return humanity to that state.
'''Slavery''' is the subjugation of an individual, to be bought and sold by another, usually for forced labor. The [[Isu]] created [[human]]s to be their slaves, and throughout history, the [[Assassins]] believed that the [[Templars]] intended to return humanity to that state.


==History==
==History==
===Pre-75010 BCE===
===Pre-75010 BCE===
The First Civilization controlled humanity with the [[Pieces of Eden]] through neuro-transmitters implanted within the slave race. However, interbreeding led to the birth of [[hybrid]]s like [[Adam]] and [[Eve]], who were immune to the power of these devices and later instigated the [[Human-Isu War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
The Isu controlled humanity with the [[Pieces of Eden]] through neuro-transmitters implanted within the slave race. However, interbreeding led to the birth of [[hybrid]]s like [[Adam]] and [[Eve]], who were immune to the power of these devices and later instigated the [[Human-Isu War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>


===15th century BCE===
===15th century BCE===
The ancient [[Israel]]ites were enslaved by the [[Egypt]]ians, but they were liberated by the prophet [[Moses]], who was armed with a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' - [[Glyphs]]</ref>
The ancient [[Israel]]ites were enslaved by the [[Egypt]]ians, but they were liberated by the prophet [[Moses]], who wielded a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' [[Glyphs]]</ref>


===5th century BCE===
===5th century BCE===
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===9th century===
===9th century===
In December 872, [[Kjotve the Cruel]] of the [[Order of the Ancients]] captured [[Raven Clan]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], intending to sell her as a ''thrall'' or slave. However, Eivor freed herself from the clutches of Kjotve before this could happen.<ref name="Honor Bound">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Honor Bound]]</ref>
In December 872, [[Kjotve the Cruel]], the leader of the [[Wolf Clan]] and a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], captured the [[Raven Clan]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], intending to sell her as a ''thrall'' or slave. However, Eivor freed herself from the clutches of Kjotve before this could happen.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Honor Bound]]</ref>


===12th century===
===12th century===
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===16th century===
===16th century===
During the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]]'s rule of [[Rome]], [[Silvestro Sabbatini]] kidnapped men, women, and children to be deported into slavery. [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and his [[Assassin apprentice|apprentices]] assassinated him and freed those he was keeping captive.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
During the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]]'s rule of [[Rome]], the Templar [[Silvestro Sabbatini]] kidnapped men, women, and children to be deported into slavery. In 1502, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and his Assassin [[Assassin apprentice|apprentices]] killed Sabbatini and freed those he was keeping captive.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Human Cargo]]</ref>
 
In 1526, the Templar [[Yu Dayong]] oversaw the [[Ming dynasty|Ming Empire]]'s slave trade with the [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese]] from his fortress in [[Macau]] until his death at the hands of [[Shao Jun]]. The Assassin also freed many of Dayong's personal slaves,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Slaver]]</ref> including a young boy named [[Xiao Hu]] and his [[Xiao Hu's father|father]], though the latter ended up succumbing to injuries he had received.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Port]]</ref>


===18th century===
===18th century===
During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]], [[Europe]]an powers like the [[United Kingdom|British]], [[France|French]], and [[Spain|Spanish]] enslaved [[Africa]]ns to work in their colonies in [[North America]] and the [[Caribbean]], particularly the local [[sugar plantation]]s. It was around this time that the regional Templars decided against slavery, claiming that there were more effective ways to control the populace; however, [[Woodes Rogers]] refused to quit the slave trade, and was eventually expelled from the Order. <ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> Later Templars however continued to own slaves; [[Lawrence Washington]], a [[Master Templar]] in British North America, was one such man. <ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>
During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]], [[Europe]]an powers like the [[United Kingdom|British]], [[France|French]], and [[Spain|Spanish]] enslaved [[Africa]]ns to work in their colonies in [[North America]] and the [[Caribbean]], particularly the local [[sugar plantation]]s. It was around this time that the regional Templars decided against slavery, claiming that there were more effective ways to control the populace; however, [[Woodes Rogers]] refused to quit the slave trade, and was eventually expelled from the Order. <ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> Later Templars however continued to own slaves; [[Lawrence Washington]], a [[Master Templar]] in British North America, was one such man.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>


In 1735, the Assassin [[Adéwalé]] was shipwrecked on the French colony of [[Haiti|Saint-Domingue]]. Having been a slave before he became a [[Piracy|pirate]], Adéwalé allied himself with the island's [[Maroon rebellion]], led by [[Augustin Dieufort]]. In the following years, he freed many hundreds of slaves from plantations and [[Slave ship]]s in [[Port-au-Prince]] and in the Caribbean; as such, many joined the [[Maroons]], bolstering their numbers.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - [[Freedom Cry]]''</ref>
In 1735, the Assassin [[Adéwalé]] was shipwrecked on the French colony of [[Haiti|Saint-Domingue]]. Having been a slave before he became a [[Piracy|pirate]], Adéwalé allied himself with the island's [[Maroon rebellion]], led by [[Augustin Dieufort]]. In the following years, he freed hundreds of slaves from plantations and [[slave ship]]s in [[Port-au-Prince]] and in the Caribbean; as such, many joined the [[Maroons]], bolstering their numbers.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – ''[[Freedom Cry]]''</ref>


[[File:ACIII-InfiltratingSouthgate 8.png|thumb|250px|Haytham Kenway driving a slave convoy]]
[[File:ACIII-InfiltratingSouthgate 8.png|thumb|250px|Haytham Kenway driving a slave convoy]]
In 1754, [[Silas Thatcher]], an officer in the [[British Army]], began enslaving members of the [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] nation, including [[Kaniehtí:io]]. [[Haytham Kenway]] and his band of Templar brothers freed the slaves and killed Silas to gain the natives' trust.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>
In 1754, [[Silas Thatcher]], a corrupt officer in the [[British Army]], began enslaving members of the [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] nation, including [[Kaniehtí:io]]. [[Haytham Kenway]] and his fellow Templars freed the slaves and killed Silas to gain the natives' trust as part of their efforts to locate the [[Grand Temple]].<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Infiltrating Southgate]]</ref>


By 1758, [[François Mackandal]] had recruited many slaves from Saint-Domingue into the Assassins, and attempted to poison all of their white masters. However, he was betrayed and executed.<ref name="AC3L" />
By 1758, [[François Mackandal]] had recruited many slaves from Saint-Domingue into the Assassins, including [[Agaté]] and [[Baptiste]], and attempted to poison all of their white masters. However, he was betrayed and executed, causing [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins|his Brotherhood]] to fall apart.<ref name="AC3L" />


At the start of the [[American Revolutionary War]], [[John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore|Lord Dunmore]] offered slaves belonging to [[Patriots]] freedom if they escaped and joined the British Army. [[George Davidson]], a friend of [[Aveline de Grandpré]], enlisted in Dunmore's {{Wiki|Ethiopian Regiment}} because of this proclamation.<ref name="AC3L" />
At the start of the [[American Revolutionary War]], [[John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore|Lord Dunmore]] offered slaves belonging to the [[Patriots]] freedom if they escaped and joined the British Army. [[George Davidson]], a former slave who had been granted his freedom by the Templars in exchange for his loyalty, enlisted in Dunmore's {{Wiki|Ethiopian Regiment}} because of this proclamation.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[A Fool's Errand]]</ref>


In an [[The Tyranny of King Washington|alternate reality]] created by an [[Apple of Eden 3|Apple of Eden]], [[George Washington#Alternate timeline|King Washington]] enslaved the Kanien'kehá:ka, and later declared he would invade England to do the same.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III - [[The Tyranny of King Washington]]''</ref> The [[Haitian Assassins]] under the leadership of [[Eseosa]] and [[Toussaint Louverture]] sparked a slave rebellion and the [[Haitian Revolution]] <ref name="EC">[[Eseosa's Codex]]</ref>. At the same time the [[French Revolution]] broke out in France, [[Haiti]]'s colonial master. Over the course of the Revolution, the Templar [[Maximilien Robespierre]] abolished slavery across France and the colonies, an action welcomed by the Haitian Assassins even though Robespierre, and his master [[François-Thomas Germain|Germain]], were opposed and finally deposed by the [[French Assassins]] <ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>. Several years later, [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], sent an expeditionary force to Haiti to capture Louverture and restore slavery to France's colonies. The Haitians revolted against the French, led by [[Charles Leclerc]]. In the course of the events [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]] would come to power and establish a dictatorship, driving Eseosa to the [[Davenport Homestead]], vowing to claim revenge <ref name="EC" />.
In an [[The Tyranny of King Washington|alternate reality]] created by an [[Apple of Eden 3|Apple of Eden]], [[George Washington#Alternate timeline|King Washington]] enslaved the Kanien'kehá:ka,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – ''[[The Tyranny of King Washington: The Infamy]]''</ref> and later declared he would invade England to do the same with its population.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – ''[[The Tyranny of King Washington: The Redemption]]'' – [[One Step at a Time]]</ref>
 
When the [[French Revolution]] broke out in 1789, the [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins|Saint-Domingue Assassins]] under the leadership of [[Eseosa]] and [[Toussaint Louverture]] took advantage of the collapse of France's old government to spark a slave rebellion in Saint-Domingue.<ref name="EC">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa's Codex]]</ref> Over the course of the Revolution, the Templar [[Maximilien de Robespierre]] abolished slavery across France and its colonies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> During the final years of the [[Haitian Revolution]], the Consul of France, [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], sent an expeditionary force to Saint-Domingue to capture Louverture and restore slavery to France's colonies. The Haitians revolted against the French, led by [[Charles Leclerc]], and ultimately managed to secure their independence.<ref name="EC" />


==Practices==
==Practices==
The cultural practices involving slavery have varied greatly throughout history, both on a chronological and geographical basis:
The cultural practices involving slavery have varied greatly throughout history, both on a chronological and geographical basis:


*'''[[Gladiator]]s''' - In [[Rome#History|Ancient Rome]], slaves were made to fight to the death for the entertainment of citizenry.<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
*'''[[Gladiator]]s''' In [[Rome#History|Ancient Rome]], slaves were made to fight to the death for the entertainment of citizenry.<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
*'''Military''' - At the dawn of the Middle Ages, several military orders were made up of Europeans enslaved as children and trained to serve their conquerors. An example of this were the [[Janissaries]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]].<ref name="Revelations" />
*'''Military''' At the dawn of the Middle Ages, several military orders were made up of Europeans enslaved as children and trained to serve their conquerors. An example of this were the [[Janissaries]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]].<ref name="Revelations" />
*'''Concubines''' - Around the world, people were sold into sexual slavery to serve the higher classes.<ref name="Forsaken">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>
*'''[[Concubine]]s''' Around the world, people were sold into sexual slavery to serve the higher classes.<ref name="Forsaken">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>
*'''[[Eunuch]]s''' - These slave [[Guards|guards]] watched over concubines, and were castrated at a young age to discourage desiring them.<ref name="Forsaken" />
*'''[[Eunuch]]s''' These slave [[Soldier|guards]] watched over concubines, and were castrated at a young age to discourage desiring them.<ref name="Forsaken" />
*'''{{Wiki|Plaçage|Placée}} brides''' - In French and Spanish colonies like [[New Orleans]], a practice arose of slave owners, typically white men, selecting slaves for a form of "practice" marriage. Often though, they conceived children and opted to free their wives from slavery.<ref name="AC3L">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>
*'''{{Wiki|Plaçage|Placée}} brides''' In French and Spanish colonies like [[New Orleans]], a practice arose of slave owners, typically white men, selecting slaves for a form of "practice" marriage. Often though, they conceived children and opted to free their wives from slavery.<ref name="AC3L">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>
*'''{{Wiki|Dalits}}''' - The lowest tier in the caste system of [[India]], Dalits were considered untouchables and born to serve the higher castes as servants and sex slaves.<ref name="ACBR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]''</ref>
*'''{{Wiki|Dalits}}''' The lowest tier in the caste system of [[India]], Dalits were considered untouchables and born to serve the higher castes as servants and sex slaves.<ref name="ACBR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]''</ref>
*'''{{Wiki|Child labor}}''' - A pseudo-slavery employed in [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[London]] that saw children as young as four working in industrial factories for nominal wage.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>
*'''{{Wiki|Child labor}}''' A pseudo-slavery employed in [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[London]] that saw children as young as four working in industrial factories for nominal wages.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Euboea-ChalkisCity-SlaveMarket.jpg|The Slave Market in Chalkis City, Euboea, Greece
Eden 2 v.png|The Isu forcing humans into slave labor
ACIVanishingSlaves.jpg|[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates|''Initiates'']] art of slaves being led through the [[Louisiana Bayou]]
Euboea-ChalkisCity-SlaveMarket.jpg|The slave market in Chalkis City, Euboea, Greece
Eden 2 v.png|The First Civilization forcing humans into slave labor
AC4BF Slave Trade in Port-au-Prince - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of the slave trade in [[Port-au-Prince]]
Lifting the Veil 4.png|Adéwalé disguising himself as a slave
Lifting the Veil 4.png|Adéwalé disguising himself as a slave
FC Slave ship liberation.png|Adéwalé liberating slaves from a [[Ships|ship]]
FC Slave ship liberation.png|Adéwalé liberating slaves from a ship
ACIVanishingSlaves.jpg|''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates|Initiates]]'' art of slaves being led through the [[Louisiana Bayou]]
A Slave in Trouble 3.png|Aveline de Grandpré speaking with slaves in New Orleans
A Slave in Trouble 3.png|Aveline de Grandpré speaking with slaves in New Orleans
ACIII-Evacuationday 4.png|A slave auction in [[New York City|New York]]
ACIII-Evacuationday 4.png|A slave auction in [[New York City|New York]]
AC4BF Slave Trade in Port-au-Prince - Concept Art.jpg|Concept Art of Slave Trade in [[Port-au-Prince]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


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==References==
==References==

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"Slavery sucks big time. Uprisings and revolutions are important because people should be allowed to own stuff, not be somebody else's stuff!"
―An Initiate on slavery, 2013.[src]
A slave auction in Saint-Domingue

Slavery is the subjugation of an individual, to be bought and sold by another, usually for forced labor. The Isu created humans to be their slaves, and throughout history, the Assassins believed that the Templars intended to return humanity to that state.

History

Pre-75010 BCE

The Isu controlled humanity with the Pieces of Eden through neuro-transmitters implanted within the slave race. However, interbreeding led to the birth of hybrids like Adam and Eve, who were immune to the power of these devices and later instigated the Human-Isu War.[1]

15th century BCE

The ancient Israelites were enslaved by the Egyptians, but they were liberated by the prophet Moses, who wielded a Staff of Eden.[2]

5th century BCE

In 5th century BCE, slavery was widely practiced in Greece. One of the most notable slave markets was the one located in Chalkis City on the island of Euboea. Both private citizens as well as cities could buy slaves, and their duties depended on their master.[3]

9th century

In December 872, Kjotve the Cruel, the leader of the Wolf Clan and a member of the Order of the Ancients, captured the Raven Clan shieldmaiden Eivor Varinsdottir, intending to sell her as a thrall or slave. However, Eivor freed herself from the clutches of Kjotve before this could happen.[4]

12th century

One of Talal's slaves

The Templar Talal ran a slave ring in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, taking people from prisons, brothels, and sewers to be shipped to Garnier de Naplouse in Acre, where they were experimented upon in hopes of replicating the effects of indoctrination brought on by an Apple of Eden. This operation was scuppered when Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad assassinated both men.[5]

16th century

During the Borgia's rule of Rome, the Templar Silvestro Sabbatini kidnapped men, women, and children to be deported into slavery. In 1502, Ezio Auditore da Firenze and his Assassin apprentices killed Sabbatini and freed those he was keeping captive.[6]

In 1526, the Templar Yu Dayong oversaw the Ming Empire's slave trade with the Portuguese from his fortress in Macau until his death at the hands of Shao Jun. The Assassin also freed many of Dayong's personal slaves,[7] including a young boy named Xiao Hu and his father, though the latter ended up succumbing to injuries he had received.[8]

18th century

During the Golden Age of PiracyEuropean powers like the British, French, and Spanish enslaved Africans to work in their colonies in North America and the Caribbean, particularly the local sugar plantations. It was around this time that the regional Templars decided against slavery, claiming that there were more effective ways to control the populace; however, Woodes Rogers refused to quit the slave trade, and was eventually expelled from the Order. [9] Later Templars however continued to own slaves; Lawrence Washington, a Master Templar in British North America, was one such man.[10]

In 1735, the Assassin Adéwalé was shipwrecked on the French colony of Saint-Domingue. Having been a slave before he became a pirate, Adéwalé allied himself with the island's Maroon rebellion, led by Augustin Dieufort. In the following years, he freed hundreds of slaves from plantations and slave ships in Port-au-Prince and in the Caribbean; as such, many joined the Maroons, bolstering their numbers.[11]

Haytham Kenway driving a slave convoy

In 1754, Silas Thatcher, a corrupt officer in the British Army, began enslaving members of the Kanien'kehá:ka nation, including Kaniehtí:io. Haytham Kenway and his fellow Templars freed the slaves and killed Silas to gain the natives' trust as part of their efforts to locate the Grand Temple.[12]

By 1758, François Mackandal had recruited many slaves from Saint-Domingue into the Assassins, including Agaté and Baptiste, and attempted to poison all of their white masters. However, he was betrayed and executed, causing his Brotherhood to fall apart.[13]

At the start of the American Revolutionary War, Lord Dunmore offered slaves belonging to the Patriots freedom if they escaped and joined the British Army. George Davidson, a former slave who had been granted his freedom by the Templars in exchange for his loyalty, enlisted in Dunmore's Ethiopian Regiment because of this proclamation.[14]

In an alternate reality created by an Apple of Eden, King Washington enslaved the Kanien'kehá:ka,[15] and later declared he would invade England to do the same with its population.[16]

When the French Revolution broke out in 1789, the Saint-Domingue Assassins under the leadership of Eseosa and Toussaint Louverture took advantage of the collapse of France's old government to spark a slave rebellion in Saint-Domingue.[17] Over the course of the Revolution, the Templar Maximilien de Robespierre abolished slavery across France and its colonies.[18] During the final years of the Haitian Revolution, the Consul of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, sent an expeditionary force to Saint-Domingue to capture Louverture and restore slavery to France's colonies. The Haitians revolted against the French, led by Charles Leclerc, and ultimately managed to secure their independence.[17]

Practices

The cultural practices involving slavery have varied greatly throughout history, both on a chronological and geographical basis:

  • Gladiators – In Ancient Rome, slaves were made to fight to the death for the entertainment of citizenry.[19]
  • Military – At the dawn of the Middle Ages, several military orders were made up of Europeans enslaved as children and trained to serve their conquerors. An example of this were the Janissaries of the Ottoman Empire.[19]
  • Concubines – Around the world, people were sold into sexual slavery to serve the higher classes.[20]
  • Eunuchs – These slave guards watched over concubines, and were castrated at a young age to discourage desiring them.[20]
  • Placée brides – In French and Spanish colonies like New Orleans, a practice arose of slave owners, typically white men, selecting slaves for a form of "practice" marriage. Often though, they conceived children and opted to free their wives from slavery.[13]
  • Dalits – The lowest tier in the caste system of India, Dalits were considered untouchables and born to serve the higher castes as servants and sex slaves.[21]
  • Child labor – A pseudo-slavery employed in Victorian London that saw children as young as four working in industrial factories for nominal wages.[22]

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