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'''Slavery in Caphiria''' is a legal and significant part of traditional Caphirian society and culture. Slavery has existed in Caphiria since antiquity - giving it the longest unbroken chain of slavery of any society in history, spanning about 1,500 years, but it was transformed significantly from the Third Imperium onward as slavery came to play a diminished role in the economy. Laws gradually diminished the power of slaveholders and improved the rights of slaves by restricting a master’s right to abuse, prostitute, expose, and murder slaves. Under the influence of Christianity, views of slavery shifted: by the 10th-century slaves were viewed as potential citizens (the slave as a subject), rather than property or chattel (the slave as an object). Some scholars view the Caphirian system of slavery as serfdom; the nature of Caphirian slavery is a source of debate.

=== Treatment and legal status ===

=== Emancipation ===