Armenia was the first Indo-European nation established. Until the 1800s, Armenia was under the control of the Persians, Arabs, Byzantines, Mongols and Turks. However, for a larger part of their time as a nation, Armenia was ran by the Ottoman Empire. Slavery was a major component of the Ottomen Empire, they practiced slavery until the early twentieth century. The Ottoman Empire received their slaves as part of the slave trade as well as earning them through war. In 1915-1916 there was an Armenian genocide which resulted in the death of as many as 1.2 million Armenians.
"I am infinitely delighted in mixing with these several ministers of commerce, as they are distinguished by their different walks and different languages: sometimes I am justled among a body of Armenians: sometimes I am lost in a crowd of Jews; and sometimes make one in a group of Dutchmen."
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