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In 1728, ambassadors from the [[South Seas Development Company|South Seas Trading Company]] approached the [[Loa Empire]] to cement an agreement to provide it with slave labor. The empire's economy was heavily reliant on labor intensive sugar plantations and Káámarakatu Raiai'ikaokao was eager to acquire more slaves to maintain production and [[Kiravia]]n tribute quotas. One particular stipulation of the contract was that no Polynesian slaves be sold to the empire as this would be seen as highly offensive to the [[Loa]] people. The empire in turn agreed to pay for the slave shipments with gold coins, ornate rifles and boxes of rare spices. The port city of Aetialo became the most important easternmost port of call to trade and rest for the slaver armadas traveling to [[Sarpedon]]. Another important customer was the [[Kingdom of Isekuende]], a subunit of the empire; Isekuende imported mostly Muslim slaves. Of those bought, many thousands died under harsh and brutal conditions but those who survived were eventually assimilated and are today known as the [[Safa Loa]]. The slave trade served to increase contacts between Qian [[Daxia]] and the Loa in other areas, for example Raiai'ikaokao would acquire [[Daxia]]n rocket weapons at ludicrous cost and use them to great effect in her territorial conquests and some [[Loa]] would migrate to the Daxian controlled island of [[Truk]] (these are different from the later waves who migrated during the Takatta civil war, the first are thus known as the Old Loa as opposed to the New Loa). Not all was seamless trade however, there were also isolated violent incidents such as [[Prince Mog's War]] during which the [[Prince Mog]] waged an unsanctioned war to try and capture the islands of [[xxx]] from the [[Loa Empire|Loa]]. The indirect rule of the Loa Káámarakatu over several of the semi-independent kingdoms sometimes led to misunderstandings or hostility from various Daxian actors.

===Slave uprisings and decline of demand===

The demand and rationale for slave labor had its peak during the 17th and 18th centuries. Beginning in the 19th century, sociopolitical changes in the [[Caphiria|Imperium]] forced a rethinking of slavery and began to give way to a preference for local labor from among the ''indigeni''and ''peregrini'' classes rather than relying on foreign chattel. The nations of [[Vallos]] were undergoing their own upheavals and in any case the size of their economies was not large enough to compensate from the marked decrease in Caphirian demand for slaves.

The demand and rationale for slave labor had its peak during the 17th and 18th centuries. Beginning in the 19th century, sociopolitical changes in the [[Caphiria|Imperium]] forced a rethinking of slavery and began to give way to a preference for local labor from among the ''indigeni''and ''peregrini'' classes rather than relying on foreign chattel. The nations of [[Vallos]] were undergoing their own upheavals and in any case the size of their economies was not large enough to compensate from the marked decrease in Caphirian demand for slaves. Concurrently the spread of abolitionist ideas through the world resonated with individuals in bondage, uprisings and violent revolts became increasingly frequent. One such revolt erupted in [[Cao]] during the winter of 1831, quickly growing out of control and managing to overtake half of the island before being suppressed. Several uprisings in [[Xisheng]] took place with the covert support of [[Varshan]].

===End of the slave trade===

==Participants==

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 In 1728, ambassadors from the [[South Seas Development Company|South Seas Trading Company]] approached the [[Loa Empire]] to cement an agreement to provide it with slave labor. The empire's economy was heavily reliant on labor intensive sugar plantations and Káámarakatu Raiai'ikaokao was eager to acquire more slaves to maintain production and [[Kiravia]]n tribute quotas. One particular stipulation of the contract was that no Polynesian slaves be sold to the empire as this would be seen as highly offensive to the [[Loa]] people. The empire in turn agreed to pay for the slave shipments with gold coins, ornate rifles and boxes of rare spices. The port city of Aetialo became the most important easternmost port of call to trade and rest for the slaver armadas traveling to [[Sarpedon]]. Another important customer was the [[Kingdom of Isekuende]], a subunit of the empire; Isekuende imported mostly Muslim slaves. Of those bought, many thousands died under harsh and brutal conditions but those who survived were eventually assimilated and are today known as the [[Safa Loa]]. The slave trade served to increase contacts between Qian [[Daxia]] and the Loa in other areas, for example Raiai'ikaokao would acquire [[Daxia]]n rocket weapons at ludicrous cost and use them to great effect in her territorial conquests and some [[Loa]] would migrate to the Daxian controlled island of [[Truk]] (these are different from the later waves who migrated during the Takatta civil war, the first are thus known as the Old Loa as opposed to the New Loa). Not all was seamless trade however, there were also isolated violent incidents such as [[Prince Mog's War]] during which the [[Prince Mog]] waged an unsanctioned war to try and capture the islands of [[xxx]] from the [[Loa Empire|Loa]]. The indirect rule of the Loa Káámarakatu over several of the semi-independent kingdoms sometimes led to misunderstandings or hostility from various Daxian actors.
 ===Slave uprisings and decline of demand===
-The demand and rationale for slave labor had its peak during the 17th and 18th centuries. Beginning in the 19th century, sociopolitical changes in the [[Caphiria|Imperium]] forced a rethinking of slavery and began to give way to a preference for local labor from among the ''indigeni''and ''peregrini'' classes rather than relying on foreign chattel. The nations of [[Vallos]] were undergoing their own upheavals and in any case the size of their economies was not large enough to compensate from the marked decrease in Caphirian demand for slaves.
+The demand and rationale for slave labor had its peak during the 17th and 18th centuries. Beginning in the 19th century, sociopolitical changes in the [[Caphiria|Imperium]] forced a rethinking of slavery and began to give way to a preference for local labor from among the ''indigeni''and ''peregrini'' classes rather than relying on foreign chattel. The nations of [[Vallos]] were undergoing their own upheavals and in any case the size of their economies was not large enough to compensate from the marked decrease in Caphirian demand for slaves. Concurrently the spread of abolitionist ideas through the world resonated with individuals in bondage, uprisings and violent revolts became increasingly frequent. One such revolt erupted in [[Cao]] during the winter of 1831, quickly growing out of control and managing to overtake half of the island before being suppressed. Several uprisings in [[Xisheng]] took place with the covert support of [[Varshan]].
 ===End of the slave trade===
 ==Participants==

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