like the topic, was there every any record or reference that malaysia or one of its former form ever practiced slavery? i'm not talking about those isolated cases where the employer abuses his/her employees like slaves, but rather large scale slavery like in america or england.

this question popped in my mind suddenly today. and as far as i can remember, i've never read anything of the sort. slavery have been practiced all over the world since god knows when till 1900. portuguese, dutch and english conquered the malay peninsula. the arabs, indians and chinese freely traded during those times as well. these cultures have practiced some form of slavery. would it possible that none of them brought slavery system to the malay archipelago?

or did this particular part of the history got written off?

siapa kata tanah melayu tak pernah ada perhambaan?

baca balik kenapa pembesar2 melayu di Perak marah bila JWW Birch mahu menghapuskan amalan perhambaan yang sudah menjadi tradisi melayu Perak.