Abolition of Slavery in the Context of World History: A Case Study on Persian Gulf Coast of Arabian Peninsula

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26884033
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Historical studies in general
• Research Institution: Nagasaki University
• Principal Investigator: SUZUKI Hideaki 長崎大学, 多文化社会学部, 准教授 (80626317)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-08-29 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 世界史 / ペルシア湾 / 奴隷 / 国際関係

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This project focuses on abolition of slavery along the Persian Gulf coast of Arabian peninsula and clarifies its significance in the context of world history. Following archival research at several archives including British Library etc., the following points are clarified. a. chronology of abolition in the focused area, b. its context of international relation including that with Britain who was the most influential to the region. These results are published at several international conferences including Asian Association of World Historians (AAWH) and also chapter contribution to the publication which is now in print.

Free Research Field

歴史学