Al-Marsad Newspaper: History professor Hisham Al-Awadi revealed the controls for gifting slaves to rulers in the past.
gifts and servants
Al-Awadi said, during his meeting on the “Al-Liwan” program, that the gifts of the rulers in the past were watches, bishts and camels, as well as slaves.
Beautiful women
He pointed out: There are many stories about beautiful women who were gifts to the rulers, in addition to giving men as gifts as well.
British claim
And he continued: Many rulers were asking the British for an exception in the agreements that if a slave resorted to the agency, he would demand the exception of his slaves because the slave did not want to convey his secrets in the palace and not be tempted, indicating: If the ruler did not want his slave to sell it to someone he knew.