African slaves history recorded were millions of Africans enslaved throughout world history via the Atlantic slave trade and the Arab slave trade, these Africans were taken to foreign lands, and some merely survived.

African in Diaspora is a product of these slave trade, these circumstances were breeding grounds for heroes, and every once in awhile slavers would run into one an individual that was not just going to survive but that was going to thrive becoming legendary.

In this article about African slaves history, we’re going to talk about the top five enslaved Africans who later during their lifetime became legendary.

(5). Mansa Sakura

Mansa Sakura was a court slave of Sundiata Keita the founder of the Mali Empire, being a slave at birth he would have been completely reliant on the will of Sundiata but he would have learned a lot from the great ruler of Mali. it seems as though Sundiata saw great potential in Sakura and so he decided to free him.

Mansa Sakura then served as a general in Sundiata’s army. Sometime after Sundiata’s death, Mali fell into a brief period of instability over the crown. Sakura seized this opportunity in full, beat his opponents, and became the king of Mali, it was during the reign of Mansa Sakura that Mali saw a great increase in his territory. Mansa Sakura was a king that put in much of the groundwork for the great empire we know and love today.

(4). Yasuke

Next on our list is the legendary hero Yasuke, now some may be surprised he’s not as high on the list but remember out of the millions of unnamed enslaved

Africans his name survives for us today, also some may make the argument that Yosuke technically wasn’t a slave but that simply isn’t true.

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