The Slave Markets of Zanzibar: Inside Stone Town's Human Auction

Before the plantations and the treaties, Zanzibar was the slave trading hub of the Indian Ocean. In this episode, Lucas and Luna walk through the grim mechanics of the Stone Town slave market — where captives from the Mrima coast were sorted, priced, and sold to Omani, Indian, and European buyers. They explore how the market operated under Said bin Sultan, the role of the customs farm and Indian financiers, the daily horror of the auction block, and the quiet resistance among the enslaved. With specific names like the infamous dealer Hamoud bin Salim, the pricing in Maria Theresa thalers, and the layout of the market near the waterfront, this episode offers a vivid, unflinching look at the human cost of Zanzibar's wealth. #SlaveTrade #ZanzibarHistory #StoneTown #SaidBinSultan #IndianOcean #MariaTheresaThaler #HamoudBinSalim #MrimaCoast #OmaniEmpire #SwahiliCoast #SlaveMarket #AfricanDiaspora #19thCentury #EastAfrica #Slavery #Abolition #History #FexingoHistory #Zanzibar #SpiceIslands Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo