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If the British abolished slavery in 1833; how were they able to force Indian workers to migrate to Southeast Asia in sugar plantations in the late 19th century? Surely this still counted as slavery?

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When the Moors embarqued on the conquest of the Iberian peninsula in 711A.D, there were already Visigoth Kings and Lords with names such as Ervigio, Witzia, Chindasvinto & Rodrigo. Were they Iberians, or did they migrate from other lands, as some of their names suggest?

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If the British abolished slavery in 1833; how were they able to force Indian workers to migrate to Southeast Asia in sugar plantations in the late 19th century? Surely this still counted as slavery?	64
When the Moors embarqued on the conquest of the Iberian peninsula in 711A.D, there were already Visigoth Kings and Lords with names such as Ervigio, Witzia, Chindasvinto & Rodrigo. Were they Iberians, or did they migrate from other lands, as some of their names suggest?	12